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What's some amazing technology they have in Japan that's very normal to them but would blow our minds here in the US and western world? (lemm.ee)

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[-] Fallenwout@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

The need to push a button everyone else pushed, is how you get covid :p

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I work in a pharma research facility, so people can have literally any disease or chemical on their hands, so we have a lot of doors with hand wave sensors.

Just wag your mitts in front of it, and the door opens. They're on the wall a few steps before the door, so the door is usually open by the time you get to it.

[-] Fallenwout@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I work in a hospital, we use these long vertical elbow buttons or rfid readers with a badge which is also touchless.

And if I need to push a button like in elevators, I use the knuckle of my ring finger.

Some even have this little touch tool on their Keychain to touch screens or buttons.

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