A Chinese startup that develops augmented-reality products for use in manufacturing and gaming has found a promising growth area in the midst of a global pandemic - wearable glasses that measure temperatures on the move.
A security guard wearing thermal glasses developed by Chinese company Rokid poses during a demonstration for the media, following the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China April 30, 2020. Picture taken April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Xihao Jiang
“Apart from fixed temperature measurement, T1 can provide portable, distant and prompt temperature checking, which would be a great help,” Xiang said. Rokid says on its website that it completed a round of “billion-dollar” financing in 2018, led by Singapore state investor Temasek [TEM.UL], Swiss bank Credit Suisse and others.
One office park in Hangzhou is replacing fixed thermometer stands with glasses after a flood of employees returning to work made temperature checks a headache for property management.
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