Analysis

May 15, 2020

Gadgets to help you safely get back to work in coronavirus

No-touch technologies to help us with social distancing are being developed and are coming to offices and factories soon.


Maija Palmer

7 min read

They say technology can bring people closer. But we are now moving to an era of tech designed to keep us apart.

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