sent us backwards in time, and I can't figure out why anyone still installs them.

How often have you walked into a public restroom, and the traditional analog mechanical faucet hasn't worked? Maybe a couple times in my whole life.

How often have the automatic faucets not worked? I probably encounter that a couple times every year. It's so bad, my heart immediately sinks when I walk into a bathroom that has them and I'm terrified I'll end up with soap stuck on my hands the rest of the day.

It's a failed product/idea and we should ban them until somebody proves they can build a good one.