SK텔레콤 AI-5G 탑재 '코로나19 방역로봇' 만들어<br /><br />South Korea's advanced technology is helping the fight against COVID-19.<br />The company SK Telecom has developed a robot that can enforce public health regulations, like mask-wearing, check people's temperatures and even disinfect buildings.<br />Park Se-young has more.<br />A self-driving robot equipped with an LED screen and cameras greets visitors and dispenses hand sanitizer at a building in Seoul.<br />It also checks visitors' body temperatures and sets off an alarm if anyone's temperature is over 37-point-five degrees Celsius.<br />Using AI technology, it detects gatherings of people and says:<br />"Please follow social distancing measures."<br />It also checks who is wearing and who is not wearing a face mask.<br />"Please wear a face mask."<br />Armed with ultraviolet lamps and two automatic disinfectant sprays, ...the robot can disinfect 99 percent of an area of 33 square meters in just ten minutes.<br />This robot was jointly developed by Korea's largest mobile network operator SK Telecom ...and industrial automation solution provider Omron Electronics.<br />It sends data to the control center in real-time over the telecom company's 5G network.<br />The developers have also added a function to hide faces mirrored in the screen to protect privacy.<br />Companies in Korea have long been using robotics for tasks like manufacturing and cleaning.<br />And now, amid coronavirus concerns, the technology has gotten a boost as more companies are looking to reduce human contact.<br />"Although it's named the 'coronavirus prevention robot,' it's really a robot for any disease. Even if it's not coronavirus, the robot can be used to protect against outbreaks of other things like influenza."<br />SK Telecom is set to launch the robot in Korea this year ...and in global markets next year.<br />Park Se-young, Arirang News.<br />
