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By Carrie-Ann Skinner
published 21 January 2021
Opinion: From doorbells to toilets, now you don't even have to touch to activate
The Kohler touchless toilet is flushed by placing a hand in front of the flush. (Image credit: Kohler)
Much of the tech unveiled at CES each year follows several trends, and 2021 was no exception. As well as the usual gaggle of robots, routers and smart fridges, CES was awash with pandemic-inspired clean tech. Everything from Bluetooth masks and disinfection lamps to air purifiers were on display.
Meanwhile, Kohler unveiled a touchless kitchen faucet that can also be asked to dispense a set amount of water via a voice assistant. It also launched a touchless toilet that can be flushed by simply by holding your hand in front of the flush.
Touchless toilets and faucets are seen in airports, shopping malls and other areas where large groups of people gather, but they’re certainly not commonplace in homes.
Arlo’s current video doorbells and Wi-Fi security cameras, including the Arlo Ultra and the Arlo Pro 3, can distinguish whether the motion they've detected has been created by a person, animal, vehicle or another cause (such as trees rustling in the wind) or condensation from a boiler flue.
On the whole, it works well, but it’s not failsafe. On a particularly windy day, my Arlo Pro 3 floodlight camera often mistakes bushes in the garden rustling in the wind as an animal. So while a touchless Arlo doorbell might not confuse a passer-by with a caller to my home, it could end up chiming when the postman is doing his rounds, or constantly ping when I’m putting the bins out or cleaning my car parked on the drive.
Doorbells aside, we’ve all experienced the touchless toilets and faucets that don’t work straight away, leaving us manically waving away until they kick into life. We can deal with it when we leave our homes as it doesn’t happen that often, but if it occurs several times a day it's sure to send your stress levels up.
Similarly, the voice control on Kohler’s faucet could become irksome if it didn’t always understand your command and continued to let water flow – for me right now, just the possibility of that is a bit too much to make the tech seem enticing.
Then again, it could be one of those trends that suddenly takes off – and in several years, we'll all have them set up in our homes.
•Video doorbells: the cheaper option for home security
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Oct 27, 2021 · Touchless technology is defined as a type of interaction which does not need physical touch to operate. Different back to work strategies are being developed using IOT devices which allow for avoiding touch to conform to new pandemic related hygiene policies.
