Audi is testing smart gloves in its international logistics department in Ingolstadt , Bavaria . The gloves , from Munich - based start - up companies , have an embedded scanner , enabling workers to do away with the hand - operated gloves , scanning barcodes by pressing the index finger and thumb together . The battery lasts for a full shift and can be recharged within two hours .
Audi is testing smart gloves in its international logistics department in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The gloves, from Munich-based start-up ProGlove, have an embedded scanner, enabling workers to do away with the hand-held variety, scanning barcodes by pressing the index finger and thumb together. The battery lasts for a working shift and can be recharged within two hours.