Ten members spent 300 hours hammering away to develop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Still reeling from the memories of SARS in 2003, Poon Ka-yeung said he hopes to contribute to the battle against this epidemic. He believes the key to epidemic prevention is to grasp information on \u201ctime, place, and people\u201d. \u201cThe confirmed patients had fever before. When and where have they been to? Who were the close contacts?\u201d In his opinion, the government is too rigid when it comes to epidemic prevention measures. For example, hospitals still measure body temperature by hand. As for the infrared temperature detection devices at the airport and ports, they still require manpower for surveillance, which means it is easy to miss targets. \u201cWith today\u2019s technology, can we leave some simple operations for robots to do instead?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Taking photos of close contacts nearby for convenient tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Roborn’s epidemic prevention robot targets the above pain points. Using hospitals as an example, Mak Hin-yu said the robot can surveil according to the designated route where people gather around. At its top, there is a 360 degree camera lens which can monitor whether there are abnormalities in body temperature at any time. \u201cThis protects other font-line staff.\u201d Apart from issuing an alert to feverish people, it will also take pictures of close contacts within 3 meters of the patient for recording purposes, so as to facilitate tracking conveniently. The resolution of the pictures can be adjusted according to privacy regulations as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Unwilling to profit from national calamity but willing to donate in case of emergency instead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As for why the aforementioned epidemic prevention robot was named \u201cPEP3000\u201d, Poon Ka -yeung said,\u201dIt symbolizes our ten talents and each of their 300 hours, in total 3000 hours worth of blood, sweat and tears.\u201dWhen asked how they will price the robot after spending so much manpower and material, Poon replied that in midst of the epidemic, they do not wish to profit from it, \u201cTo gain profit, it has to be sold at at least six digits…but we hope to decrease the price when we can,\u201d he added, \u201cIf there is a hospital that lacks manpower and is in dire need, we can donate the robot in case of emergency.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n When asked whether purchasing the robot would assist in epidemic prevention, the spokesperson of Department of Health replied that the Department has always been paying attention to the latest technological advancements. They regularly review and adopt new technology when appropriate to increase efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/fs.mingpao.com\/pns\/20200225\/s00046\/b51f815f94d7fea05302275beffe529f.jpg\")
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