A New Hampshire firm that makes stand-alone kiosks for things like buying tickets is creating COVID-specific products, including a kiosk that measures body temperature through thermal imaging (accurate enough to spot people who need a check w/ a thermometer) and also performs this interesting function:
Using limited facial-recognition programming, the kiosk can detect whether or not someone is wearing a mask. If someone is not wearing a mask, the kiosk will prompt them to put one on before entering a space.
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This is a little misleading in that the units pictured are direct from China (BEM) and have simply been relabeled by the kiosk provider. And these units are not reliable indicators of body temperature, and they are not following CDC guidance. Definitely not FDA approved.
https://kioskindustry.org/the-kiosk-market-pivots-to-temperature-screening-interviewed/