Ford Tests Buzzing Wristbands to Create Safe Work Distances (1)

A dozen Ford Motor Co. workers are experimenting with wearable social-distancing devices that could be deployed more widely once the carmaker reopens idled manufacturing plants.

The small group of volunteers at a Ford factory in Plymouth, Michigan, are trying out watch-like wearables that vibrate when employees come within six feet of each other, said Kelli Felker, a company spokeswoman. The aim is to keep workers from breaching the distance that health experts recommend to avoid spreading the coronavirus.

Renderings of the wearable devices Ford is testing.

Source: Radiant RFID

The social-distancing device could be part of a broader array of new safety protocols Ford deploys as it resumes production ...