Kinect-based system being used to protect the Korean DMZ
South Korean programmer Jae Kwan Ko has developed a Kinect-based software system that is being used to monitor the Demilitarized Zone that separates North and South Korea.
Its existence has only recently been made public but has been in use since last August. Hankooki also reported that the Kinect-based system can tell the difference between animals and humans. It has been used to identify objects that cross the border, and if a human is detected by the system, the nearby outpost will be alerted.
Jae Kwon Ko has said that in the future the sensor will detect heat and heart rates. This could potentially mean that they may upgrade to the Xbox One’s version of Kinect at some point in the future, as Microsoft’s next-gen console has not yet been released in South Korea.
He has also said that, “[He’s] never even thought of a game system performing national defense tasks”.