Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
To adhere to government recommendations while maintaining requirements for social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, Yaskawa Motoman is now utilizing an HC10DT collaborative robot to take individual employee temperatures. Named “Covie”, the design and fabrication of the robotic solution and its software was a combined effort by Yaskawa Motoman’s Technology Advancement Team (TAT) and Product Solutions Group (PSG), as well as a group of robotics students from the University of Dayton.
An employee simply enters the work envelope, stands on a designated spot and scans their work badge using a standard badge reader which allows the employee’s temperature to be recorded.
Using a webcam with infrared depth-sensing and facial detection software, the HC10DT activates independently without physical contact. The robot’s Intel® RealSense™ depth camera (D435i) sees an object, while the software detects a human face. Then, the robot quickly takes the employee’s temperature by aiming the PyroMiniUSB infrared temperature sensor and scanning the forehead. A green light will flash to indicate a “safe” temperature, or a red light will show for an elevated temperature.
Learn More at motoman.com
To adhere to government recommendations while maintaining requirements for social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, Yaskawa Motoman is now utilizing an HC10DT collaborative robot to take individual employee temperatures. Named “Covie”, the design and fabrication of the robotic solution and its software was a combined effort by Yaskawa Motoman’s Technology Advancement Team (TAT) and Product Solutions Group (PSG), as well as a group of robotics students from the University of Dayton.
An employee simply enters the work envelope, stands on a designated spot and scans their work badge using a standard badge reader which allows the employee’s temperature to be recorded.
Using a webcam with infrared depth-sensing and facial detection software, the HC10DT activates independently without physical contact. The robot’s Intel® RealSense™ depth camera (D435i) sees an object, while the software detects a human face. Then, the robot quickly takes the employee’s temperature by aiming the PyroMiniUSB infrared temperature sensor and scanning the forehead. A green light will flash to indicate a “safe” temperature, or a red light will show for an elevated temperature.
Learn More at motoman.com
