Contactless technology mimics the ability to press an elevator button

In their COVID-19 information page, the CDC and WHO warn people against touching their face with unwashed hands, as the virus can survive on surfaces. So there has been an increase in the use of contactless technologies, and Singaporean studio Stuck Design envisions a world in which passengers don’t even have to press elevator buttons with their fingers to get to where they are. they have to go. The studio’s Kinetic Touchless technology can mimic the movement of one’s fingers and recreate the tactile response with the push of a button.

It works by using motion as the input method, so it doesn’t need direct contact and can mimic motion from a distance. The studio claims that the kind of non-contact interaction its technology offers can be applied to various gestures as well. This means that buttons using the technology can either push inward or move outward if the user performs a pushing or pulling motion. A row of buttons can also follow the user’s finger if they make a sliding motion.