Incheon Airport's Pilot Introduction of 'Smart Fever Check Robot and Kiosk'

[Asia Economy Reporter Yu Je-hoon] Incheon International Airport Corporation announced on the 15th that it has pilot-introduced a non-face-to-face fever check service using robots and kiosks to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19.

According to the corporation, a total of four fever check robots (three in Terminal 1 and one in Terminal 2) have been installed near the check-in counters in the departure halls of Incheon Airport. When passengers approach the robot, their temperature is measured through a thermal imaging camera, and if an abnormal fever is detected, follow-up symptomatic measures such as contacting the relevant airline are guided through the screen. In addition, the robots are equipped with a non-contact hand sanitizing function.

Fever check kiosks have been installed near Terminals 1 and 2, one each, conducting continuous fever checks on multiple nearby passengers and emitting warning sounds if an abnormal fever is detected.

The corporation plans to introduce an autonomous robot that detects whether passengers are wearing masks in the second half of the year, building on this pilot introduction of fever check robots and kiosks. Koo Bon-hwan, president of the corporation, stated, "We plan to innovate overall airport operations through the introduction of smart quarantine services such as fever check robots and kiosks," adding, "By implementing Incheon Airport as a safe and clean airport based on a smart K-quarantine system grounded in Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, we will lead the global airport industry in the post-COVID era."

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