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As part of its effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, China is using 5G patrol robots developed by Guangzhou Gosuncn Robot Co.,Ltd using Advantech technology to monitor mask wearing and body temperatures in public places.

Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the Guangzhou Gosuncn Robot Co.,Ltd, a leading provider of smart city IoT products and services, upgraded its 5G-powered police patrol robot with new capabilities to assist first-line police officers in conducting disease prevention inspections. Because the manual measurement of body temperature exposes public safety personnel to potential health risks, these robots are equipped with 5 high-resolution cameras and infrared thermometers capable of scanning the temperature of 10 people simultaneously within a radius of 5 meters. If a high temperature or the absence of a mask is detected, the robots send an alert to the relevant authorities. All data can be transmitted to a centralised control centre for real-time situational response and decision making. Moreover, although these robots are self-driving machines, they can also be controlled remotely, thereby saving manpower by reducing patrolling responsibilities and preventing cross-infection. It’s no surprise then that these next-generation 5G patrol robots have already been spotted at airports and shopping malls in the cities of Guangzhou, Shanghai, Xi’an, and Guiyang.

5G Patrol Robots Equipped with Advantech’s MIC-770 Edge Computer

Gosuncn’s 5G patrol robots integrate IoT, AI, cloud computing, and big data technologies to conduct environmental sensing, dynamic decision-making, autonomous motion control, as well as behavioural sensing and interaction. To enable such advanced computing, 5G patrol robots are powered by a high-performance industrial edge computer (MIC-770) equipped with an 8^th gen Intel® Core™ i processor and GPU iModule (MIC-75G20) aimed at IoT applications.

Industrial-Grade Design for Reliable AI Training and Inference

Developed by Advantech, a leading provider of high-performance industrial computing solutions, the MIC-770 industrial-grade edge computer combined with MIC-75G20 GPU iModule provide a high-performance system for AI training and inference. To withstand 24/7 operation under extreme conditions, the MIC-770’s ruggedised chassis and cast aluminum heatsink protect against vibration and shock, the passive thermal solution ensures silent operation, and all electronic components satisfy industrial standards for environmental protection, EMI/ESD tolerance, and high-voltage surge requirements (2KV). Meanwhile, the MIC-75G20 GPU iModule supports PCIe/PCI I/F add-on cards, such as frame grabber, GPU, and motion control cards, in addition to mainstream GPU cards (with active cooling), and reserves an additional 12V_DC of power from the onboard connector for cards that require additional power. Overall, the high-performance computing power of Advantech’s MIC-770+MIC-75G20 solution can be widely applied in urban security, smart equipment, autonomous vehicles, AI inference servers, high-end medical or security inspection equipment, and machine vision solutions to enable diverse industrial automation applications.

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