Thursday, March 15, 2018

Last Call

Apparently Japanese workers are so conscientious they have to be told when to go home. That's why a security/cleaning company has developed a drone to fly through offices playing Auld Lang Syne to remind them it is time to call it a day.  Stores in Japan have used the Scottish song to signal their closing time and now it will tell loyal employees to go home. The service will begin next month,the cost is estimated to be around $4,500 per month.  Critics of the program say the only way to solve the overtime problem is to hire more staff to relieve the overworked employees and even if facial recognition is used with the drone how would they penalize a worker for trying to get their work done? Maybe force them to take a vacation?
A drone that hovers over employees and blares music to force them to go home has been created. The 'T-Frend' (pictured) buzzes over those trying to work late, blasting out the strains of 'Auld Lang Syne', a Scottish tune used in Japan to announce that a store is closing
The drone (artist's impression) is equipped with a camera, which stores footage on an SD card. It takes off from its port, makes a surveillance flight on a pre-set path and then returns autonomously
T-Frend's (pictured) developers are also studying the possibility of giving the drone facial recognition technology to tell who is in the office after hours or whether there is an intruder
The fee for the service is yet to be officially set but 'the target price' is around £3,350 ($4,500) a month, according to one Taisei director
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