非接触式触摸屏
No-touch touchscreen
 

图源：剑桥大学网站

英国剑桥大学的研究人员研发了一种“非接触式触摸屏”。这种触摸屏利用人工智能技术，在使用者用手触碰屏幕前，预测其意图。这种屏幕最初是为汽车设计的，但研发屏幕的工程师称，它也可以在疫情期间被广泛应用。这种“预测性触摸”技术可以加装在现有屏幕上，用来防止病原体在超市收银台、自动取款机和火车站售票终端机的触摸屏上传播。

Cambridge University researchers have developed a "no-touch touchscreen" that uses artificial intelligence to predict a user’s intention before their hand reaches the display. The screen was originally designed for use in cars, but the engineers who built it claim it could also have widespread applications during a pandemic. The "predictive touch" technology can be retrofitted to existing displays and could be used to prevent the spread of pathogens on touchscreens at supermarket check-outs, ATMs and ticket terminals at railway stations.