{"id":10643,"date":"2026-04-24T14:52:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:53:10","slug":"from-the-kissenger-to-the-kissmachine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643","title":{"rendered":"From the Kissenger to the KissMachine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The paper &#8222;Kiss Me More: Artificial Lips for Intimate Encounters&#8220; by Oliver Bendel has been accepted at <a href=\"https:\/\/icsr2026.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICSR + Art 2026<\/a>. Kisses have different functions and meanings depending on culture, context, and partner; they can serve as a greeting, express gratitude, or be part of sexual interaction. When partners are separated but still wish to show affection, teledevices can offer a solution. Since 2011, several prototypes and products for remote kissing have been developed, including the Kissenger, a prototype created by Hooman Samani, to which the present work also pays tribute. Although these systems are already conceptually and technically advanced, there is still room for further development, especially with regard to intimacy and sexuality. The paper therefore formulates specific requirements and outlines possible implementations, resulting in the concept of the KissMachine, which is critically discussed with respect to its technical challenges and ethical implications. The 18th International Conference on Social Robotics will take place in London, UK, from 1\u20134 July 2026. ICSR is the leading international forum that brings together researchers, academics, and industry professionals from across disciplines to advance the field of social robotics.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KissMachine.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1122\" height=\"1402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KissMachine.png 1122w, https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KissMachine-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KissMachine-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KissMachine-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fig.: An illustration of the KissMachine (not part of the paper)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The paper &#8222;Kiss Me More: Artificial Lips for Intimate Encounters&#8220; by Oliver Bendel has been accepted at ICSR + Art 2026. Kisses have different functions and meanings depending on culture, context, and partner; they can serve as a greeting, express gratitude, or be part of sexual interaction. When partners are separated but still wish to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u201eFrom the Kissenger to the KissMachine\u201c <\/span>weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[886,1093],"tags":[1724,1723,1722,718],"class_list":["post-10643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kuenstliche-intelligenz","category-soziale-robotik","tag-kiss-me-more","tag-kissenger","tag-kissmachine","tag-teledildonics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>From the Kissenger to the KissMachine - maschinenethik.net<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"From the Kissenger to the KissMachine - maschinenethik.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The paper &#8222;Kiss Me More: Artificial Lips for Intimate Encounters&#8220; by Oliver Bendel has been accepted at ICSR + Art 2026. Kisses have different functions and meanings depending on culture, context, and partner; they can serve as a greeting, express gratitude, or be part of sexual interaction. When partners are separated but still wish to &hellip; \u201eFrom the Kissenger to the KissMachine\u201c weiterlesen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"maschinenethik.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-24T14:52:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-24T14:53:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KissMachine.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1122\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1402\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"bendelo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Verfasst von\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"bendelo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Gesch\u00e4tzte Lesezeit\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2\u00a0Minuten\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/?p=10643#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/?p=10643\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"bendelo\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8bb3eb6ac670c6232634a22d062cae95\"},\"headline\":\"From the Kissenger to the KissMachine\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-24T14:52:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-24T14:53:10+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/?p=10643\"},\"wordCount\":197,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/?p=10643#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/KissMachine.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Kiss me More\",\"Kissenger\",\"KissMachine\",\"Teledildonics\"],\"articleSection\":[\"K\u00fcnstliche Intelligenz\",\"Soziale Robotik\"],\"inLanguage\":\"de\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/?p=10643\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/?p=10643\",\"name\":\"From the Kissenger to the KissMachine - maschinenethik.net\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/?p=10643#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/?p=10643#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/KissMachine.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-24T14:52:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-24T14:53:10+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8bb3eb6ac670c6232634a22d062cae95\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/?p=10643#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"de\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/?p=10643\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"de\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/?p=10643#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/KissMachine.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/KissMachine.png\",\"width\":1122,\"height\":1402},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/?p=10643#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"From the Kissenger to the KissMachine\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/\",\"name\":\"maschinenethik.net\",\"description\":\"VON OLIVER BENDEL\",\"alternateName\":\"Maschinenethik\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"de\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8bb3eb6ac670c6232634a22d062cae95\",\"name\":\"bendelo\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.maschinenethik.net\\\/?author=3\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"From the Kissenger to the KissMachine - maschinenethik.net","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643","og_locale":"de_DE","og_type":"article","og_title":"From the Kissenger to the KissMachine - maschinenethik.net","og_description":"The paper &#8222;Kiss Me More: Artificial Lips for Intimate Encounters&#8220; by Oliver Bendel has been accepted at ICSR + Art 2026. Kisses have different functions and meanings depending on culture, context, and partner; they can serve as a greeting, express gratitude, or be part of sexual interaction. When partners are separated but still wish to &hellip; \u201eFrom the Kissenger to the KissMachine\u201c weiterlesen","og_url":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643","og_site_name":"maschinenethik.net","article_published_time":"2026-04-24T14:52:05+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-24T14:53:10+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1122,"height":1402,"url":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KissMachine.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"bendelo","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Verfasst von":"bendelo","Gesch\u00e4tzte Lesezeit":"2\u00a0Minuten"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643"},"author":{"name":"bendelo","@id":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/#\/schema\/person\/8bb3eb6ac670c6232634a22d062cae95"},"headline":"From the Kissenger to the KissMachine","datePublished":"2026-04-24T14:52:05+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-24T14:53:10+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643"},"wordCount":197,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KissMachine.png","keywords":["Kiss me More","Kissenger","KissMachine","Teledildonics"],"articleSection":["K\u00fcnstliche Intelligenz","Soziale Robotik"],"inLanguage":"de"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643","url":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643","name":"From the Kissenger to the KissMachine - maschinenethik.net","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KissMachine.png","datePublished":"2026-04-24T14:52:05+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-24T14:53:10+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/#\/schema\/person\/8bb3eb6ac670c6232634a22d062cae95"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"de","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"de","@id":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KissMachine.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KissMachine.png","width":1122,"height":1402},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?p=10643#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Startseite","item":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"From the Kissenger to the KissMachine"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/","name":"maschinenethik.net","description":"VON OLIVER BENDEL","alternateName":"Maschinenethik","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"de"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/#\/schema\/person\/8bb3eb6ac670c6232634a22d062cae95","name":"bendelo","url":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/?author=3"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10643"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10646,"href":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10643\/revisions\/10646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maschinenethik.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}