SKT and Yongin Severance Hospital, 5G network-RTLS-based
5G complex quarantine robot solution 'Kimi' fully commercialized.
Checking the temperature of visitors and determining whether they are wearing a mask


On the 19th, SK Telecom and Yongin Severance Hospital commercialized a "5G Complex Quarantine Robot Solution" based on a 5G network and a Real Time Location System (RTLS). This quarantine robot solution, based on SKT's non-face-to-face care service robot brand "Keemi," will be utilized in the hospital's infection control system.

Kimi uses AI technology to identify faces, measure patients' temperatures, and check whether they are wearing masks. It also analyzes patient density and issues voice guidance on social distancing when a certain number of patients are present. It also features ultraviolet (UV) disinfection, allowing it to autonomously disinfect hospital spaces. This disinfection is accomplished using a UVC disinfection module. The two companies have confirmed through the Korea Conformity Laboratories that it eliminates 99.9% of bacteria, including Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and MRSA.

This quarantine robot solution is the result of ongoing technological cooperation between the two companies since the signing of an MOU in April 2019 to build Korea's first 5GX digital innovation hospital. At the time of its opening in March 2020, the two companies were the first domestic medical institutions to establish a 5G communication network within the hospital, and 5G network technology also serves as the foundation for the newly operated complex quarantine robot.

The two companies have developed a system that combines RTLS and the visitor density analysis capabilities of quarantine robots to quickly identify patient locations in the event of an infection incident or patient departure within the hospital, enabling the effective operation of the social distancing voice guidance system. Furthermore, the two companies plan to further strengthen the hospital's infection control system through a 24-hour, 24-hour quarantine system, ensuring that patients can receive treatment without fear of infection in a COVID-19 environment.

This integrated quarantine robot solution deployment is part of the Smart Hospital Pilot Model Support Project, hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute. Yongin Severance Hospital was selected as a recipient of the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Smart Hospital Pilot Model Support Project in September of last year and is currently working with SKT to build smart infrastructure and a smart infection control system until April of this year.