A Chinese startup has developed a kissing apparatus to alleviate loneliness in long-distance relationships

Siweifushe, a Beijing-based firm, invents a kissing device called MUA to solve loneliness suffered by partners in long-distance relationships.

The MUA, which is named after the sound of blowing a kiss, is a long-distance kissing machine that collects users’ kiss data through motion sensors hidden in its silicon lips.

The device also captures and replays sound and slightly warms up during kissing to make the experience more authentic. The MUA can be used with an accompanying app, and users can even download kissing data submitted by other users.

The device was inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown isolation and was released on January 22, 2023 for 260 yuan ($38).

Siweifushe sold over 3,000 kissing gadgets and had over 20,000 orders in just two weeks following its release.

The MUA looks like a mobile stand with colorless pursed lips, and it comes in a variety of colors with the same unisex lips. Although the MUA is not the first remote kissing device, it is a popular and unique solution to long-distance partnerships’ lack of physical intimacy.