As a measure to prevent infection with the new coronavirus, the Hiroshima Bank has begun a demonstration experiment of a "touchless ATM" that can be operated without touching the screen by reading the position of the finger with an infrared sensor.
From the 15th, the Hiroshima Bank has introduced a trial "touchless ATM" on the 2nd floor of the Hatchobori branch in Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, which can be operated without touching the screen.
As part of measures to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus, a frame equipped with an infrared sensor is installed on the touch panel of the ATM that has been used so far, and the position of the finger is detected and operated without touching the screen. I can.
The frame equipped with the infrared sensor used this time is the latest one, which means that it can be used with a movement similar to actually operating the touch panel.
The Hiroshima Bank will collect opinions from users such as usability and consider whether to introduce it in earnest in the future.
Tomofumi Takeshima, director of the Hiroshima Bank Channel Network Planning Office, said, "Some users feel uneasy about touching the screen, so we would like to create an environment where everyone can use it with peace of mind." I was talking.