Bump helps safe workplace social distancing

Bump’s technology uses wearable and static devices (including freestanding hubs and location beacons) that communicate with one another using active Radio Frequency technology. This creates a Personal Motion System that immediately alerts wearers when they are getting too close to another person.

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According to Brian Palmer, CEO of Tharsus, the device works in the same frequency bands as Bluetooth and other standard radio equipment operating in a freely available spectrum.

Bump does not track movements but alerts users with sound and lights when they are too close to another wearer.

Hubs are free-standing units with a display and can positioned at the entrance and exit of areas people need to work in. According to Tharsus, the hub – which has its own internet connection - recognises when wearers are in the building, and automatically downloads information about any contacts their device has had with other wearers.