New technology could help employees social distance

PointGrab, an Israeli-based company, had been developing a prototype sensor to help workspace managers optimize how employees utilize office space prior to the pandemic.

Now, this sensor may emerge as a useful tool in helping employees maintain a safe distance away from each other in the workplace. The sensors, similar in design to a smoke detector, are able to detect and report the quantity and location of people in venues like offices, restaurants and hotels.

Managers can select how to program the sensors to issue alerts when people are closer than about 6 feet apart from each other.