kinetic touchless 2.0 technology by stuck design reclaims contactless control over automatic doors

singapore-based studio stuck design has introduced the latest iteration of its newly developed ‘kinetic touchless’ technology, this time focusing on interacting with contactless sliding doors. similar to the ‘kinetic touchless’ lift buttons, the ‘kinetic touchless 2.0’ system mirrors your hand to recreate the tactile movement of sliding a door. instead of fully automatic doors, users get to control when and how much of the door will open, all while staying safely contactless.

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although not new to the market, contactless automatic doors still showcase problems and inconveniences, often unnecessarily activated upon detecting the slightest of movement. reclaiming control over these doors reduces wasteful energy consumption and even curbs frustrations over waiting for doors to open and close for you. with stuck design‘s ‘kinetic touchless 2.0’, the door uses motion as feedback, and as the user’s hand moves towards it, the system is activated and responds with a slider interface.

the slider can be then controlled at a distance, in order to open the door, and have it automatically shut behind the user. instead of automating both the opening and closing of doors, you retain the tactility and control of pulling open a sliding door with the convenience of a door that always keeps shut.

‘by bringing tactility back to the otherwise non-tactile experience of a contactless interaction, kinetic touchless capitalizes on both the flexibility of contactless interactions and familiarity of contact interactions’ says the stuck design team. ‘in relooking how we interact with touchless technology, we can find new yet familiar experiences in a world where touch is simultaneously craved and feared’.