COVID surveillance robot: Monitoring social distancing ... - PMC
: Specialized robots were used in treatment facilities to take temperatures and deliver messages, minimizing direct contact between staff and patients. Ethical and Technical Considerations COVID surveillance robot: Monitoring social distancing
: The robot 'Robovie' was deployed in stores to guide customers and request they follow anti-COVID measures like mask-wearing. : Robots use commodity sensors like RGB-D cameras
: Robots use commodity sensors like RGB-D cameras and 2-D lidar to detect pedestrians and estimate distances between them in real-time. 6 feet) for a prolonged period, the robot
: Current models often struggle to distinguish between strangers and members of the same household, potentially issuing unnecessary warnings.
: When people are found closer than 2 meters (approx. 6 feet) for a prolonged period, the robot navigates toward them and displays a discreet alert message on a mounted screen to encourage distancing.
: Integrating mobile robots with existing wall-mounted CCTV cameras can improve breach detection accuracy by up to 100%, allowing the robot to be guided toward non-compliant groups even in blind spots.