By JIRO TSUTSUI/ Staff Writer
February 27, 2022 at 07:30 JST
The AirTap touchless elevator button system of a “hybrid model,” left, is seen with both push buttons and sensors arranged separately, and that of an “all-in-one” model, right, with sensors embedded in the push buttons, in a showroom at Fujitec Co.’s head office in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, in December 2021. (Jiro Tsutsui)
HIKONE, Shiga Prefecture--Long before the COVID-19 crisis cast its shadow over the world, a leading manufacturer in this western Japan city began work on developing a touchless elevator that allows users to reach the floor of their choice without physically pressing a button. [Read More]
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