Growing Role of Disinfection Care Robots to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

Hulim Robot Utilizes Temi for Heat Detection and Automatic Disinfectant Spraying
Expanding Temi Application Areas in Smart Home, Education, Smart Retail, Exhibitions, and Security Sectors

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyungsoo Park] The number of government agencies and companies adopting the recently introduced disinfection care robot 'Temi' by Hurim Robot is increasing. Following the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) as a global pandemic on the 11th (local time), overseas expansion is expected to accelerate.

According to Hurim Robot on the 15th, the disinfection care robot Temi, launched last month, is being installed and pilot-operated in public institutions, hospitals, churches, and companies.

Temi is equipped with fever detection and automatic hand sanitizer dispensing functions, and uses artificial intelligence (AI) to guide suspected infected individuals to nearby screening clinics. The self-fever diagnosis service using a thermal camera is the most basic response step to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Thermal cameras are installed and operated in places with high foot traffic such as airports and ports. Existing products require separate operating personnel, which can lead to gaps during late-night hours. Temi, equipped with AI functions, does not require separate operating personnel, thus offering high usability.

Through the self-fever diagnosis service, Temi can inform suspected infected individuals of the location of infection screening clinics and connect them to disinfection staff via video call. Information about suspected infected individuals is provided to disinfection staff in real time, enabling internal control against infection. Hurim Robot expects that using Temi will prevent mass infection incidents in crowded places such as call centers in advance.

Temi can also be seen at Seoul Medical Center, a hospital dedicated to COVID-19. It automatically measures body temperature at entrances and lobbies. If abnormal signs appear, it provides a voice message instructing to get a fever check and shows the nearest screening clinic on the screen. A service that sprays disinfectant using sensors is also provided.

Hurim Robot is preparing to deploy Temi in disinfection sites. It plans to equip Temi with a function to spray virus sterilizing disinfectant according to pre-stored routes at designated times. Automatic disinfection during late-night hours is expected to have a significant virus eradication effect. Hurim Robot is also improving thermal imaging cameras and software to simultaneously diagnose the fever status of multiple people. Using Temi, which has autonomous driving and remote control functions, Hurim Robot also provides delivery services for food and medicine, minimizing face-to-face contact between infected individuals and medical staff to prevent infection spread.

After proving Temi's technological capabilities in the disinfection care sector, Hurim Robot plans to expand its application areas to smart homes, education, smart retail, exhibitions, and security sectors. They expect to utilize Temi in various fields by integrating AI, autonomous driving, and Internet of Things (IoT) functions.

Hurim Robot is also promoting the overseas expansion of disinfection care robots. To support overseas public health and rapid recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, Temi's headquarters and Hurim Robot will jointly research and develop COVID-19 disinfection care solutions and provide global services. Through close joint development research, Hurim Robot and Temi's headquarters will share hardware development technology as well as medical service solutions for virus infection prevention and promote app development.

A Hurim Robot official stated, “We feel great pride in contributing to resolving the national emergency through service robot technology and products.” They also said, “We plan to develop various forms of products and services that help the public and society in the future.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.