SOURCE: Cobalt Robotics
Posted on 02/24/2021 10:40:18 PM PST by BenLurkin
COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria (CQV) will undertake a pilot scheme of a robot that captures both audio and video at one of its hotel in coming weeks as part of a wide-ranging review of the state’s troubled hotel quarantine system.
Security company Monjon, who first offered a similar solution to Victorian officials in September, will provide the technology that was successfully used in the hotel quarantine program for the US Open.
There have been multiple leakages out of hotel quarantine despite Premier Daniel Andrews boasting Victoria has the strictest regime in place.
The state was plunged into its third lockdown about two weeks ago following transmission in the Holiday Inn near Melbourne Airport, with strong evidence emerging of the airborne spread of COVID-19.
Monjon said the robots could provide a ‘floor monitoring’ service to minimise workers’ exposure to returned travellers, who have either tested positive to COVID-19 or are at high risk of being infected.
Mr Goudsblom said the robots were fitted with 360-degree cameras, microphones, speakers, and sensors to monitor a range of situations and provide real-time information to Victoria Police officers and security guards on site.
They are capable of identifying workers, checking they are wearing appropriate personal protective equipment and taking their temperature.
The robots would also be capable of monitoring the floors and check that guests are not opening their doors. If they detected any breaches or anomalies, the technology could send an alert to authorised officers, including police, on-site to enforce the rules, Mr Goudsblom said.
“So instead of having 15 or 20 police officers or security guards to monitor every floor, you’d have five who are on-site at hotel quarantine who can be dispatched easily,” he said.
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[robots ... hotel]
And you know, people say I’m crazy for believing this:
But I believe that robots, are stealing my luggage.
They are capable of identifying workers, checking they are wearing appropriate personal protective equipment and taking their temperature.
The robots would also be capable of monitoring the floors and check that guests are not opening their doors.
If they detected any breaches or anomalies, the technology could send an alert to authorised officers, including police, on-site to enforce the rules, Mr Goudsblom said.”
Just throw a blanket over it - doesn’t have any arms to remove it.
Fancy that...I just happened to bring my burqa with me this trip.
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