Hand sanitizers as we all know it, have turned into a highlysought-after daily-use product after the coronavirus pandemic. At this time ofcrisis, innovation and out-of-the-box ideas are the driving force behind aquick response.
The latest on the quirky-innovation front, is thisSpider-man style hand sanitizer band. Spider-Man’s web-shooters served as amodel for a new hand sanitizer dispenser. PumPiX has a new wearable solutionfor people looking to combat germs like a Marvel hero. This new dispenser willallow you to shoot the solution onto high-traffic items like doorknobs and cardoor handles.
The PumPiX is available on Kickstarter. Theydescribed their product down below:
“In a time of complexity and confusion, sanitation should besimple. Sanitation 101 involves clean hands,” the description says.?
“Asanitation spritzer, PumPix has the appearance of a sleek wrist band. Asidefrom its comfortable, lightweight wearability, this product is affordable andsimple to use on your hands, as well as commonly touched surfaces both inpublic and at home. After you fill-up the gadget’s inner chamber, PumPix isgood for more than 100 pumps.”
?“The PumPix backwardsliding button activates the inner chamber with one pump, releasing just theright amount of sanitizing mist to rub on both hands from front to back andbetween fingers. PumPiX is your sanitizer at hand and your companion in thebattle against illness. We have found manufacturers in the U.S. that willproduce PumPiX so that we can deliver it to you fast. Remember: This won’t endfor anyone until it ends for everyone," reads the description on Kickstarter.
The description goes on, “You can wear PumPiX on your wristall day, everywhere. This way, you will have direct access to a disinfectantwithout having to deal with the additional responsibilities of remembering tograb it and carry it around. By pressing the button on this small, lightweight,and portable gadget, it will pump disinfectant on your hands or the surface youplan to touch and sanitize in a matter of seconds.”
The device straps onto your hand the same way an Apple Watch.?
A single unit of thePumPiX costs $29 (INR 2,200) and will start shipping by August 2020.
In India, Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) developed an automatic high pressure mist-based contactless handsanitizer dispenser.
The machine designed and developed by the TBRL (Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory ), dispenseshigh-pressure mist to meet the requirement of “donning and doffing areas” inhospitals treating COVID-19 patients, and quarantine places.
The sanitizer is sprayed as long as users keep their handbelow the delivery nozzle.