Public Safety in China: Using AI and AR To Detect Park Visitors’ Temperatures amid the Coronavirus Outbreak

The glasses, developed by AI tech startup Rokid, can measure the temperature of several hundred people within two minutes at a distance of up to one meter, so visitors do not have to queue up for long time to go through the temperature check before entering the park.

This technology is especially important as more public facilities open after temporary closures of around two months. Since large numbers of people are now venturing outside following nationwide lockdowns, it will be critical in the near term for China to be able to identify potential virus-affected individuals quickly. According to Rokid, the AI-powered glasses have been distributed to police as well as traffic control authorities.