To address people's COVID-based button-shyness, Singapore-based design firm Stuck Labs has created "kinetic touchless" buttons:
"Kinetic Touchless is a new interaction for touchless lift buttons that mirror your finger movements to recreate the tactile response of pushing a button. With contactless interactions on the rise in the face of COVID-19, most touchless tech tends towards a static sensor with a light or buzz to indicate an activated button, greatly diminishing the push button interaction."
It's a nifty effect for sure, but I wonder if the added cost/maintenance complexity might limit its appeal, particularly for building managers. Beyond that, I'd be very curious to see what end users would say about the system after using it for a long period of time: Is it reliable? Does it get annoying trying to gauge the distance required, or does your body "learn" it? Are accidental button presses common?
I’m a lapsed industrial designer. I was born in NYC and figured I’d die there, but a few years ago I abandoned New York to live on a farm in the countryside with my wife. We have six dogs.
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"Kinetic Touchless" Buttons Desgned by Stuck Labs
This is interesting. I wonder if "pushing" is even needed and I also wonder what would happen if kids ran by it (like you said, “Are accidental button presses common?”)