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Videotel Digital introduces touchless kiosks for museums

Image courtesy of Videotel Digital.

March 18, 2021

The Galt Museum & Archives in Lethridge, British Columbia, Canada, and the University of Nebraska State Museum have recently introduced Videotel Digital's touchless kiosk for displays, according to a press release.

"Because of COVID, we had to act quickly to find a solution that would activate both video and audio," Brad Brown, exhibit designer and fabricator for the museum at the Galt Museum & Archives said in a press release. "We chose Videotel Digital's WAVE-to-Play and now use it in both our Discovery Hall where visitors can automatically trigger the welcome orientation, as well as for our Kainai Arbor exhibit so visitors can learn more about the exhibit without having to physically touch a screen."

"Previously, all electronic kiosk exhibits have been actuated with pushbuttons or touchscreens, but when the pandemic hit it forced us to deal with new safety and disinfection protocols," said Joel Nielsen, graphics specialist and project coordinator at the University of Nebraska State Museum. "We have two WAVE-to-Play devices on monitors that we formerly used as touchscreens."

For an update on how the coronavirus pandemic has affected kiosks, click here.