In response to the COVID-19 outbreak in late 2019, Hangzhou-based startup Rokid developed a pair of glasses to help screen for symptoms. Rokid Vice President Xiang Wenjie says demand has risen for the company's T1 glasses, developed in only two weeks, after it sold roughly 1,000 pairs to governments, industrial parks and schools. "Apart from fixed temperature measurement, T1 can provide portable, distant and prompt temperature checking, which would be a great help," Xiang said. Equipped with an infrared sensor and a camera, the glasses allow the wearer to "see" peoples’ temperatures. Thermal imaging systems made by face recognition giant SenseTime have been installed in railway stations across China.

Source: Daily Mirror May 01, 2020 10:20 UTC