Mobotix Thermal Body Temperature Detection Examined

Published Apr 07, 2020 17:46 PM

Mobotix has jumped into the Coronavirus temperature detection market, but how do they compare to thermal incumbents like FLIR or ICI who have been developing these systems for over a decade?

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In this report, we examine Mobotix's thermal body temperature offerings, detection and accuracy claims, and their outlook vs. competitors.

Mobotix ******* ********

******* ****** *** ****** ** ******* which ******* *********** ***********, ****** ******* ******** ******* **. *** **** ********** ******* *** two ** *********, ** *** *** is * ******** ****** ** ******* housing ***** *** *** **** ******** mountable ***** ********* *** ****** ** a **** ****.

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**** ******* *** * ************ ******* sensor, **** ** ******** ****** ****** which *** ** ******* ** *******. This ****** * ****** ******* ****** to ** **** *** ******* ****** images, ** ** *** **** ** the ***, ******* ******* *** ** located ** ***** *** ******** "*****" of ********* ** ** ********.

Aggressive ******** ****** **** ***** ****

***** ******* ******* ******** ************* ** a ***** **** ±**°* (±**°*), **** claim ******** ************ *** ***** * ***** body **********, **** ***** **** ***** ******** is * *****-******* ±*.*°* / ±*.**°*, one ** *** **** ********** ******** claims **** ** ************* ** **** seen. **** ************* ***** ±*.*°* / ±0.54°F, ********* *****, *********, ****, *** others.***'* ******* ***** ********** *** ** *** **** ****** we *** ***** ** ******** **** level ** ********, ****** ***** * narrower ***** ** ****, *** ***** of *** *******'* ****, ******** ** ~2-3' ** ***** ** *******'* ***************.

**** ***** ** ±*.*°* ******** ** questionable. *******'* ******* ******* **** *********** specs ** ****** (to ****** ******** **** ********. *******, even ***** ********* ***** **** **** in ******* *********** *********** *** **-** years ** ****, **** **** ** ICI, *** **** **** ********** *** distance, ***** ** ****, *** ***** factors, ******** ****** **** ********** *** vary ****

No **** ******** / *** ********

******* ***** **** ***** ******** ** measurement ******** *** ***** ** ****, in ******** ** ****** ***** ***** firm ***** ** ***** **********. **** Mobotix's *************:

...*** ***** ***** ** **** ***** be * ******* ******* ** **** of * ******** *****. ********* ** your *******, **** ***** ** ********* may *** ****** ** ********, ** the **** ******** ********* ***** **** can ** ******** ***** ******* *** T-Zone, ************ *** **** ****** *** nose, **** *** ** * ****** extent, *** ******** ******** *** **** reliable ********** ** ***** **** *********** than *** ****** *******.

* ******** ***** *** * ***** of **** ***** ** ~*' ** less. *******, **** ****** ****** ** Mobotix ** *** **** ***** **** a **** ***** ***** ** ****, approximately *'+.

*******, ****** ******** **** ** ******** configured *** ****** *********** *********, ********* temperature ***** ** ** *******, ***** temperature, ************ *** ******* ***********, *** more.

******* *** ** ***** ********* ** individual ********** ** ****** ** **** to ****************. ********** *** *** ****** to **** ********** ** ******* *********** measurement ** ***, ** ** ** a ***** ** * ***** ** surveillance, *** ********* ******* ** ********** or **** ********* ************ ***** ** not ******* *** ***** *********** ********** of ***** **** *********** *********.

No ****** / ******** **************

******* **** *** **** **** ******** on ******* ******** ****** ** ********* on *** ****** ** ******* *** made ** ****** ****/*******. **** ** the **** ****** ******** ** ***** thermal ************* **** ******** ******* (**** as *** *****), ***** ****** **** subject ******** ** *** ****:

************, ***** *** ****** "******** *****" field ** **** ***** ******* **********, on-the-move *********** ** **** **** *********, as ******** **** ******* **** ******* a *-*' ***** ** **** **** at **** ** ****** ******* *****.

No ******** **** ** **** ********

******* ******* ** *** ******* * specific **** ** ********' ******, **** as *** ******** ** ******* ** the *** ** ***** ******* ******* to **. *******, **** ****** ******* the ******* ***** ** *** ******'* detection ****.

** ***** *************** *** ***** * "passport *****" ***** ***** ** **** are ********, **** *** ******** *********, detecting *** ******* ***** ** *** face. *******, ** ***** *** *** too ***** ** ******** *** *** required ** ****/***** ** **** ******** points, ** ***** ****** ** ****** devices, ********* *******, ** ******** **** from *** ****** (*****) ********** ***** alerts.

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Not *** *******

******* **** *** **** ** ******* Drug ************** ***(*) ********* *** *** of ***** *******. **** ***** **** it ** *** ********, ** **** are *** "******* *******", ***** **** highlight ** ***** *************:

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*******, *** *** *** **** **** that ******* **** *** ******* ************, where * ********, ******** *********** ** used ** ****** **** ***********, ***** require *** ***(*) *********. *** *** report:*** ***** ******** ** '***********' ******* Fever ********* *******. ********* ******* ******* *** ********* in *** ** ** *****, ** FDA *********** *** ******** ** ******* recalls *** ***** ** **** *****.

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Optris ***** ****

******* **** *** ******** **** ***** body ***********, *** ********** ********* ** ***** ***** *************. **** ***** **** is ***** ****** **** **** ***********, ~$2,100 *** *** **. ** ***** to ******, *** ****** **** *** also ******** ** ******* * **** expensive ***** *** **** **** **** the ***** ** *** ** ***, specifically ********* *** ***** **** ***********.

*******

*** ***/*** **** **** *** ~$*,*** USD ****** ********* *** **** ****** with *** ******* ***** ******. ********** thermal ******* *** *** *** **** for ~$*,***. **** **** *** ******* the *********** ***** ****, ******* ~$*,***+.

**********, ~$*,*** ******* ********* ***** **** is ***** **** ******* ******** ** most ******* *********** *********** ******* ** have ****.****'* * ****** *********** ** ~$*,***, ******** ******, *** do *** ******* *** *** ** a ***** ****. ****** **** *** $10,000-15,000 *** ******.**** **** (~$*,***)** ****** **** ***** *******, *** this ** ** *******.

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***** ** ***** ***** **** ******* pricing *** ***** *********** ***** ************ integrators, ******* **** ****** *** **** traction ** ******* **** *********** ***********.

*******, ***** ******* *** * ****-***-**** system ***** ** ******* *********** *** of *** *** ******* ******* ************* will ****** ** ********** ** *******'* thermal ******. **** ***** **** *** capability ** ********* ***** ******* *** be ****** *** ****** ** *** number ** ********* ***** *** ****** performance *** ****** **** *******, *********** lower **** *******.

***, *** "****" ******* *******, ***** complex ************** **** ** **** ******* day.

Comments (18)
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Jeremy Ellis
Apr 07, 2020

** ** ** ********** ** ***** LPR ******, ** ******.

******* ********** *****:

**** ************ = ******** ** ***** in ***** ** * ******** ************* that *** ******** * ******* **** will *** ** **** ** ** what *** ****** ******** **** ** can **.

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JB
Joe Byron
Apr 07, 2020

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Mark Heintzman
Apr 08, 2020

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Undisclosed End User #1
Apr 07, 2020

********* ******* ******* *** ********* ** the ** ** *****, ** *** enforcement *** ******** ** ******* ******* and ***** ** **** *****.

**'* **** *****.

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Undisclosed #2
Apr 08, 2020

* *** **** ***** *** * was **** "**** *** **** ********* frame ***** ****"....

*** *** **** ****? ** ** fake ** ** ***** *** ** the "********" *****. * ********* ***** this ** ***** ******** **** - but ***** *** ** ******* ******** suddenly :*

**** ****** **** **** ** and **'* ** ******** ******** ** 100mK (* ****** **** cameras ** ***** ***) ** * asked **** ***** ******** ** ******* lens **** *****, ******* ***** ** no *********** ***** ** ** *********.

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****, * **** ** *** ******, because * **** ********** **** **** year *** ***** ***** **** *** lens, *** ***** ** **** **** this ********** **** ** **.* *** that ***** **** **** ** But * **** ** **** ****.

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Mark Heintzman
Apr 08, 2020

** ****** ** **** ****** ** interested ** ******** ******** ** ******* about *** ******** ** *** ********* our *********, ******* ** *** ********. I ********** **** ******* ************* *** be ********* ** ****** *** ***** may ** ****** *** ***** **** do *** *** ** ** ***** of ************* (* ** *** ********* that) *** ** **** ******** ******* to ***** **** ******* *** *** setup **** ******** *** *********** ** then ******* ** ** ** *** talk ***** *** ******** *** *** it *** ** ** *****. ****, I ** *** ********** ** *** continuous ******* **** **** ***** ********** said ** **** ***** ** ****** do *** ****** ********** ** ** here ** **** ****** ** * do *** ***** *** **********, * am **** ********** ** ******** ***** the ******** **** ****** *** *** serious ***** ******* ***** **. ******! Mark

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JH
John Honovich
Apr 08, 2020
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* ** *** ********** ** *** continuous ******* **** **** ***** ********** said ** **** *****

****, ******* ****** ******* ****** ******** and ** ******'* *** ** ****** apart -******* * **** ****** ******

**** ****, **** *** *** ****** in *** ***** **** *********** ** Mobotix *** ******** **** *********** *********? How **** **** ** ****? *** tips ** ****** ** ****?

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Mark Heintzman
Apr 08, 2020

****** *** *** ***** **** *** the ******* ** **** * **** explained. ** *** ***** **** ** learn **** ***** **, ** * said **** **** ** ******* **. Knight *** ** ****** ** *** can ******* ** ** ********.

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John Honovich
Apr 08, 2020
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******* ** **** * **** *********. If *** ***** **** ** ***** more ***** **, ** * **** feel **** ** ******* **

**** * ***************** ********. **** ******** work ****** *** ***'* ***** ** it? ****?

** *** **** ********* ********** ** add, *** **. * **** ** contact *** ** ********? ** **'* working ***** ** **** ********* **** say ** *** ***** **** ********** in **** *** *** ********.

****, *** **** **** ******* *** so **** ******** ** ********* *** your *****, ** * ********** **** the **** *** *** **. *** complaining **** ****** **** ******** **** your ******** *** ****** ** **** to *** ******* ** *** ***** to ***** **** **********.

*'** **** *** ** *******. *** Byron, ** ** *****, ******** ***** emails ** *********** / ******:

**** * ********: *** ***** **your **** **** ** *** ±*.*°* with use of a black body radiator actually is *** ****, but could you refresh me on the source of that information?

** * ********, **** *********** ** a ***** ***** **** ******* ** opposed ** **** ******** ***** ** course *** **** *********…. **** ********* if ***** *** *** **************** ** a ******* ***** ** *** ************* that * **** ** *** -****** let ** ****. [******** *****]

*** ** *** **** ******** ***********'* *** *************, *********:

*****, * *** ** ***** ******** are * "*******" ***** *** *** all **** ** *** ** **** things ******, *** ******* ******** ********** in **** *** *** *****.

***** *** *** **** ******* **** as ** ***** '******' ******* ******* or ******* ** ********. *** *** your ***** ********, *******.

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JD
John Dunlop
May 28, 2020

**** *** **** **** ** ** any ******* ** **** ******* ***?

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John Honovich
May 28, 2020
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****, ** **** *** ****** ******* yet. ** **** **** ******** ** products **** **** ****** **** ********* - *.*., ** ******** ************,*********,******,******, ** *** ******* **** ***** now, ***. ** ***** ***** **** Mobotix *** ** ***** *** ** the **** * *****. ** ** get ******* **** ******* *******, ** continue ** **-******** **** ** **** next.

JD
John Dunlop
May 28, 2020

** ***** ** ** *** ****** in *** ** ******** ******* ** the **, ** ** ***** ** very ***********.

(*** ** ********* ** *** **** it)

JH
John Honovich
May 30, 2020
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****, ******. ** *** *** ** the ******* ** ******** ******* ** test, ******* ** ******** *** ** getting ** ******, ** *** ***** at ***** * ***** ***, *** we *** *** ******** ** **** it.

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Thomas Lienhard
Apr 08, 2020

* ***** ************ ************** ******* * work **** ********* ** ******* ****** for *** ** *** ***** (*** mobotix) *** ** ****** **** *** still ****. * ********** *** ** the *** ************ *** ********** ***. I ****** ** * ****** ******* and *** ******** *********** (**** ***** as * ***** ********* ** **** site) ** ***** *********** *********** **** little ********* ** **** ** *** requirements, ************ *** ******** ... *** model **** ****** *** **** ********** is *********** **-** **** ** * minimum. *** *********** ** *********** ** or ****. **** *** ** * moot ***** ** **** ******* *** a "*****" ********. ** ******* *** products *** ******* ** *****'* ******, availability ** ***** ** ****** ****** and ******* ********** *****.

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Paul Grefenstette
Apr 09, 2020

** * *** **** *** **** automatically ******* *** *** ************ **** is ****** ** ********** ** ******** COVID. ******* ** ******** ** *** FDA *** * ** *** ***** to **** ** ******* * ***** sense ** ********/****** **** * ******** that's *** ***% ******** **/* ** I ** *** ***** ** ** responsible *** ****** ******* **** ** my *****, **'* **** ********** **** anyone ***** **** *** ** **** any ** ***** *********.

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Charles Rollet
Apr 09, 2020

** ****, *** ********* "******* ** ******** ** *** ***" - *******,** **** *** ********, ****** *** ******* * ****** ** thermal ********** ***** ********* (** **** ** they're **** ** *********** **** * legally ******** *********** ** ******* *** person's ***********.)

******* **'* **** **** *** ****** entrants ** ***** ********* - **** as*****,*****, *********- ***'* **** *** ****** *** 510(k) *********, ****** * ********* ***** risk.

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Paul Grefenstette
Apr 09, 2020

******* ***** *** **** **** ********** and *** ****** ** **** ******* on *** ** ***** *********? *** or *** *'* *** ******** ****.

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Rob Kilpatrick
Apr 13, 2020
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** ******** *** ******* ** ******* thermal ******* ***** *** *** ******* a *** ** *********** ** ******* body *********** *********, **** *** ********* (M16/15, ***/**) *** ********** ******* ******* and ******* **.

*** *********** ** ******* *** ******* TR ***** *****:

**** **** ******* *** ********* ******/**** offerings *** ********* ******* *** ****** imagers ** *******:

**** ** *** ******* ******* **** of ******* ******* (********* **********, ******* protection, **** **********, ******* **********) *** an ******** ** *** *** *********/***** for ******* ******* *** *** ************ for **** *********** *********.

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