Singaporean creative agency, Stuck, has developed a new kind of contactless interface that uses the human finger to ‘push’ buttons from a distance.
The device, called the Kinetic Touchless, works by providing tactile feedback that mirrors
input motion without direct contact, using motion as feedback.
For the application of
lift buttons, the device mirrors a finger’s movements to recreate the tactile response of
a button being pushed, with the button responding by ‘sinking’ inwards before pushing
back out, mimicking the action of a real world contact.
In a statement, Stuck
said: Covid-19 has made us question every surface we touch. This hyper-awareness of
contaminated public surfaces created a growing preference for more touchless interactions to reduce the
probability of infection. Yet, most touchless tech tends towards a static sensor with
a light or buzz to indicate an activated button, greatly diminishing the push button interaction."