> Automatic doors (as used in the real world) are pretty much always located in areas intended for actively moving foot traffic (not as interior doors for every room).
Causality reversion. They're located there because they don't work well, and this use case is about the only where current state makes sense.
I predict they'll spread around into many more places once they get better. They are more complex, yes, but also have space[0], accessibility and healthcare advantages.
Similar technology with even larger spread: touch-free operated water faucets, PIR activated lights. Both are something people absolutely do install at home.s
> something that in most locations does the right thing 99% of the time already
No, it doesn't. It sucks and half-asses the right thing maybe 80% of the time, but it's just one of million different tiny annoyances with "value-engineered" technology people just got used to, because it's not like they can do anything about it.
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[0] - Space is always a strong driver with powerful economical backing. It now makes manually operated sliding doors increasingly popular to install as interior doors in apartments, too.
Causality reversion. They're located there because they don't work well, and this use case is about the only where current state makes sense.
I predict they'll spread around into many more places once they get better. They are more complex, yes, but also have space[0], accessibility and healthcare advantages.
Similar technology with even larger spread: touch-free operated water faucets, PIR activated lights. Both are something people absolutely do install at home.s
> something that in most locations does the right thing 99% of the time already
No, it doesn't. It sucks and half-asses the right thing maybe 80% of the time, but it's just one of million different tiny annoyances with "value-engineered" technology people just got used to, because it's not like they can do anything about it.
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[0] - Space is always a strong driver with powerful economical backing. It now makes manually operated sliding doors increasingly popular to install as interior doors in apartments, too.