The best weird social distancing tech of 2020 (so far)

Humans are social animals, which is why we can use all the non-human help we can get in our attempts to stop the spread of coronavirus by staying six feet away from each other.

To meet the current moment, companies and crafty individuals have developed a number of technological innovations to encourage and enforce social distancing. Some are delightfully low-tech, some are alarmingly intelligent, and others are straight up silly.

With cases surging in the U.S. and no vaccine in the in sight, the need to stay socially distant will continue even as people’s determination wanes.

That’s what the robots are for. Read more...