Stuck Labs has unveiled a new tactile lift button that remains safely contactless yet is capable of providing two types of feedback without the need for any interaction by a user. Watch the ...

In their COVID—19 information page, both the CDC and the WHO warn people against touching their faces with unwashed hands, since the virus can survive on surfaces. There’s been a rise in the use of ...

TOKYO, Sept 14, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - - Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) and Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd. announced that they developed a touchless operating panel establishing an elevator without ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Pittsburgh International Airport is installing touchless "wave to call" elevator buttons. The airport shared photos of the new buttons, saying "it's not 'beam me up, Scotty,'" ...

In the COVID-era, the last thing any of us wants to do is press an elevator or an ATM button when you have no idea who used it before you. And current static touchless buttons are fun, but it’s not ...

Forward-looking: The pandemic has made people more hygiene-aware, especially as Covid-19 can survive on surfaces for several hours. Some objects are touched by numerous people every day, such as ...

Touchless elevator buttons are in highest demand in Asia and the United States, Schindler Chief Executive Thomas Oetterli said, as the Swiss lifts maker adapts products to tackle worries that the new ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Utah Department of Transportation installed radar-enabled crosswalk buttons at nearly 250 intersections across the state. The department is among the first in the nation to ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s not fun to be anywhere with strangers. But by far the worst situation is the elevator. You’re trapped in a small box, and you have to touch shared buttons to get to ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Transportation has installed more than a thousand touchless crosswalk buttons at nearly 250 intersections. The hope is to increase pedestrian safety and ...

It’s a familiar sight in airports, hospitals and public restrooms around the world: An array of smiley-face buttons—from the red and angry to the green and happy—that gently ask a version of “How ...

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