SK Telecom (SKT) said at Yongin Severance Hospital operated by Yonsei University in Yongin, some 35 kilometers (22 miles) south of Seoul, to operate a non-stop infection control system. The robot called "BINU" measures the temperature of visitors by identifying their faces with artificial intelligence technology and examines whether they wear masks.Analyzes the density of visitors and issues vocal warnings while carrying out autonomous disinfection with an ultraviolet (UV) sterilization function. UV germicidal rays have a strong effect on sterilizing bacteria and viruses.
Yongin Severance Hospital has been selected for a government project to establish a leading model of smart hospitals. The university hospital has adopted a location information-based infection tracking and management solution to effectively prevent nosocomial infection and accurately analyze the infection route.