NEC’s ARmKeypad Air will give contact-free virtual keyboard for a user’s arm

The new ARmKeypad Air, however, enables contact-free operation through the movement of a wearer’s finger, using Augmented Reality (AR) to create the image of a virtual keyboard on the forearm of a wearer.

Since there is no need for users to wear a watch, the ARmKeypad Air is ideal for professions where wearing devices on the arm is not advisable, such as those carrying out medical procedures. Unlike the existing ARmKeypad, which recognizes contact operations; this new technology is ideal for sites where operations must be performed under sterilized conditions.

Yukio Maruyama, Assistant General Manager, System Integration & Services Market Development Division, NEC Corporation said, “Moving forward, NEC will use the ARmKeypad and ARmKeypad Air to help improve workplace efficiency in sectors where hands-free operation is required, such as manufacturing, medicine, security, and distribution.”

NEC will exhibit the ARmKeypad Air at the International Modern Hospital Show 2016 from July 13 to 15 at Tokyo Big Site in Tokyo.