Cobalt Robots Respond To Coronavirus
Startup Cobalt Robotics is responding to coronavirus with new features including integrated elevated body temperature screening, PPE and social distancing enforcement, month-to-month contracts, and expedited implementation.
We spoke to Cobalt for details on their COVID-19 coverage and in this update, we review these new features and how it may impact Cobalt's outlook.
Is this finally the time for robots?
Robots *********** *******
*******, *** ******** ******** ****** *** been ****** ***** ****** ****. *******,****** ****** $**.* ******* **** ****(****) *** ** *** ***** ******* ** * '********' ********, ********* integrated ****** ********** ************ ******** **** ******** ***********.
*********, ****** *** ****** ******** **** increased ***** *** ***** *** ****** to ******* ********. ** *** **** time, ****** *** ******** ****** *** surged, *.*.,****** ********* **** ************** ** **** **,*** ****** **** the **** * ******.
** *** ***** ** ****, ******** robot's ***** *********** *** *********. *******, though, ***** ***** *** ********** *********** still ***** *********** *** *********** ** certainly ********** *** ************** ** '******' security ******.
Expedited ***** ********
****** **** **** **** *** ********** response *** ***** ******** ** *****-**, reducing ************** **** ** ** ****** as *-* **** ****** *** ** and ********** ************* ** **** ******. Cobalt **** **** **** **** ** its ********* **** ********* ******** ***** the *****-** ******** *****, *** ****** continues ** ****.
**** **** ***** * "******* ***** COVERAGE" **** ** *** *** ** every **** ** ***** ****, ** well, ***** ***** ** ***** ******* form:
Month-to-Month *********
************, ****** ** *** ******** *****-**-***** contracts ****** *** *********** ********, ** ease *** ******* ***** ** ************** (usually * **** ** ********* ********) as **** ********** *** ************ ******* cash **** ****** *** ********. ******** customers *** **** ****** ***** ********* to *****-**-*****.
Integrated ******** **** *********** *********
****** ** ********* ******* ******* ******** in ***** ****** (************* *****) ** *********** ****** *** ******* temperature *********. ******* ** ********* ******** with ***** ****** ****** *** ************ not *** **********. ********* ***** ** performed ********, **** ********* ****** ******** feedback ** ******* ** **** *** further *********.
********* ** ******* ** ******** ** a ******* ******* *****, **** ******* individuals ******** ** ********* * ********, then ******** ************ ******** ***** **** average. **** ** ******* ** **** others, ***********'* * ******. ******** ** ****** ** ** similar ** **** ***** ********* *******, as ****** ***** ** *******'* ****** *************, *** **** **** ** **** FLIR ********* *******.
Stationary ********* ********
****** **** **** ********* ** ******** to ** * ********** ********, **** the ***** ********* ** *** ***** to ***** ************* *** *********** ******** changes ***** *** **** ********. *******, the ***** ***** ** ********* ** perform *** ********* ****** *** *** in *** ********, **** ****** *** rest ** *** ******** ** ***** when ***** *** ******** *** *** entering ** ** ********.
Third-Party *********** ********* ***********
** ******** ** ******* **-***** ******* screening, ****** **** ****** **** **** can (*** ****) ********** *****-***** ******* screening *******. **** *** ** **** by *********** * ********* ******'* ***** stream ** ********* ** ***** ***** methods (******* ******* ** *********** ******** or ****** ****** ** *********).
Mask *** ****** ********** ***********
****** *** ********** **** *** ****** distancing *********** ********, ***** ********* ******* manual ******** ********* *** ********, *** which **** *** **** ********** ** analytic-based.
**** / *** *********** ****** ****** operators ** ****** ***** ** ******** if **** *** *** ******* *** PPE ******** **-****, **** ** **** coverings.
** ******** ** *** ***********, ****** has ********** ****** ********** ***********, **** operators ********* *********** *** ****** ** be ********* ****** ********** ********* ** congregating ** ******.
Using ***** ** ***** *********
****** ****** **** ***** ***** ******** are *****-***** *****, **** *** ***** captured ***** ** ***** ** ****** for *** *** ****** ********** ***********, reducing *** ****** ** ****** ********* to ***** *********. **** ** *** currently **** * ******** *** ********** of **** ********, *** **** ***** out **** ******** ******** ** *** users **** ****** *********** ********* ********** of ******* * ***** ********** *** issue ** ** ********.
*****
******'* ********* *** ***** ** *** number ** ***** *** ***** ** in *** *** *****, ** ** these *** ******** ** *** ******* additional ********* ****, *.*., **** *** essentially ******* *** "****." *******, ***** temperature *********'* ********** ******, ** *** require ** ********** ***** ** *** is ******** ** ** ** ******** patrol.
***** ** ********* ******' *********** ********* systems *** *** ********, *** **** likely ** ** ********** ******. ****** says ***** *** ***** ** * case-by-case *****.
Cobalt *******
**** ******'* ******* *** ****** ********** approach, ****** *** ********** ***** *********** focused ******** ****** **** ***** ***********. Though, *** ***** **** **** ********* have ****** *** **** ********* ***** the ****** *** ****** ** ***** employees *** ** *** **** *********** driver ** ***** *********.
******** ****** *** *** ***** ** go ********** ** *** **** **** as ***** ***** *** ***** ***** of ********* **** ******** **** *** it ***** **** ***** *********** ******** of **** ** ****** * ********** niche ******.
Vote / ****
***'* ** *** **** ** ********** or ***** ******** ******* **** ****** monitoring?
*** ********* ********* ** **** ** that * ********** ***** ** **** likely ** ** ******** ******* **** facilities **** ******* ********* ** *** same ********. ******* ** **** ******. You'd **** * *** ** ******* to ***** *** **** *** ******** response ** "***** *******" ** **** level ** ********* ***** ********. *** would **** **** ** ******* **** way ** **** **** ** *** employee(s), ***** *** ***** ********.
*******, ** ** ****** ******* ** install ******* ** ** *** **** thing, *** **** ** *** ***** screening ******* ***** **** ********* (******* Dahua). ** ******** ** * ******** of ******* **'* *********** *** *** company *******.
***** **** ***** ***** ** * bunch ** ***** ************ ******* ** security, **** ** * **** **** on ***** ****. *** **** **** work? *** **** ****** *****, ** do **** *** ******* ********? *'* assuming ******* ** ***** ** **** to ******* *****, *** *** *********** can't ** **** ********* **** **** integrator *** ********** ** ******* ****. It ***** ** ** *********** ** embrace *** **********, ****** **** ** threatened ** **.
***** *** ******** ******* ** **** solution (*** **** ** *** ****** we've **** ********) *** ** *******, I ********** **** **** ********** ******'* approach ** **** ****. ************, **** are ***************** *** ** *** ****** **** their ******** *** ** ************, *** rather *** ******** **** *** ***** observation ******* ** ***** ******** *** stating **** *** "**" ******** **** come *****.
** **** ***** ********* *** ******* this ******** ** **** ** ** somesuch **** ********, *** *** ******* is **** *** ****** *** ****** too **** ** **** ** ***** cases ** **** ** ******** *** sometimes ********** ********. ***** ** ****** for *** ******* **** **** **** to *** *** **** * ****.
**** *** ** ***** ***** ************ required ********, ***'* ** *** **** as ********** ** ***** ******** ******* with ****** **********? ****** *** **** the ******** ** ** ******** ** use ******* ** ***** **** **** is * *** **** ********* ******.
** **** *** *** ** ******** as **** *** ****** ** *** change *** ***** ***********. ** ******, the **** ********* *** ** ********* into ******* *** ***** ****** **** to *** *****'* ******** *** **** as * ********** ******.