In South Korea, with the spread of the virus fighting industrial robots
Self-moving robot equipped with cameras and led screen greets visitors in the lobby at the headquarters of the largest mobile operator in South Korea, checking their temperature, dosing disinfectant for hands and disinfecting floors.
"Please, keep the social distance" - firmly, but politely reminds the robot of the employees of SK Telecom.
South Korea, until recently, used robotics to perform industrial tasks, but this technology is gaining momentum as more companies strive to reduce human contact because of problems with the coronavirus.
the Robot, developed jointly by SK Telecom and Omron Electronics Korea, a solutions provider for industrial automation, sends the data to your server in real-time based on a communication technology of the 5th generation.
He activates the alarm, if someone has a temperature above 37.5 Celsius, while using artificial intelligence (AI) to detect clusters and advising people to disperse. Those who are not wearing a mask, the robot is advised to wear it.
"the Robot helps to minimize contacts between people and reduce the time spent on checking the temperature at the inlet and AI technology improves the accuracy," said RA Kijong-hwan, head of business cooperation in the field of data to SK Telecom and one of the developers.
According to RA, the developers added the function of hiding the faces reflected on the screen to protect the privacy of people.
Small businesses and retailers in South Korea are also eyeing the robots.
in a cafe In the city centre of Daejeon, the robot takes orders, makes 60 different kinds of beverages and delivers them to customers in their places.
In CJ CGV, South Korea's largest network of multiplex cinemas, moviegoers can buy tickets, popcorn and Parking tickets via robots, which can carry them to their seats.
last month, Woowa Brothers, the largest in the country the application owner to deliver food, launched a pilot operation for robot-self, which is free to move between the floors of office or residential building.
the Client can place an order using the QR-code is a robot called Delitower, pick up food from the restaurant or the delivery driver and deliver it directly to the location of the client.