Universal Hip Hop Museum deploys human vital signs scanner to reopen amid COVID-19

To help aid in COVID-19 response, Soter Technologies donated one of its SymptomSense rapid walk-through scanners to the museum. The system determines an individual’s blood oxygen level, body temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate. These vital signs are the same as those immediately taken at emergency rooms and can help identify if a […]

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‘Beginning of a new era’: how culture went virtual in the face of crisis

The rise of Covid-19 has forced cultural institutions to explore alternative digital spaces with online exhibitions and a rise in virtual reality. It’s a terrible time for going out. Since the emergence of Covid-19 and resulting self-quarantine, thousands of museums, cultural institutions, festivals and global happenings have temporarily shuttered operations, […]

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AI digital signage robot takes over museum

The Ontario Regiment Museum combated COVID-19 by conscripting a robotic recruit Master Corporal Lana to welcome and check-in visitors, all while checking their temperature. Master Corporal Lana isn’t like any other recruit at the Ontario Regiment Museum in Oshawa, Canada. Unlike the 140-plus volunteers who maintain the tanks and other […]

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