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Army Using IVAS Prototype To Test Soldiers’ Temperatures

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, April 27th, 2020

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Army Using IVAS Prototype To Test Soldiers’ Temperatures

Soldiers at Ft. Benning in Georgia use a prototype IVAS system to test temperatures for fevers. (Photo: U.S. Army)

The Army is using a prototype of its future augmented reality headset to test soldiers’ temperatures at Ft. Benning in Georgia in its response to the coronavirus pandemic. The service said Monday it asked Microsoft [MSFT], which is producing the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), to provide a version of the device that could utilize its thermal sensors to detect fevers. “That’s the genius of this system; we can use this technology today to fight the virus, even as we…

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