Amazon are rolling out a new solution that provides employees live feedback on their distance from other workers. The online retailer is introducing an in-house-developed technology that applies artificial intelligence and machine learning to the camera footage in its buildings to help site leaders identify high-traffic areas and implement additional measures to improve social distancing.
The solution leverages augmented reality (AR) to create a magic-mirror-like tool that helps associates see their physical distancing from others. Working backwards from a concept of immediate visual feedback, and inspired by existing examples like radar speed check signs, the “Distance Assistant” provides Amazon employees with live feedback on social distancing via a 50-inch monitor, a camera, and a local computing device.
