{"id":142187,"date":"2021-08-31T10:17:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T01:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=142187&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-08-31T10:17:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T01:17:58","slug":"fukuoka-startup-develops-ai-system-to-monitor-hand-washing","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-startup-develops-ai-system-to-monitor-hand-washing\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Startup Develops AI system to Monitor Hand Washing\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fukuoka-based startup Tsumug Inc. has developed an AI-based device to check if people wash their hands thoroughly. Trials began in collaboration with Fukuoka City at two of TiNK Desk\u2019s coworking spaces. After washing their hands under the monitoring device, users who take a survey get a same-day voucher to use the shared office for 30 minutes. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/tsumug.com\/news\/20210818\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tsumug<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bRyuce5t2Og\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-142188\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/handwash-monitor.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/handwash-monitor.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/handwash-monitor.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/handwash-monitor.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/handwash-monitor.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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Trials began in collaboration with Fukuoka City at two of TiNK Desk\u2019s coworking spaces. 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