Student face and voice scans the new keys to Chinese university dorms
Undergraduates required to have features scanned in latest example of how technology is becoming widely used across mainland
Student halls at Beijing Normal University are now using facial and voice recognition technology to allow residents to enter the building.
This year’s incoming class of 2,626 freshmen are required to have their faces scanned as part of the university’s induction procedure, according to a Beijing News report on Monday.
The new technology was first tested in 13 of the university’s student halls back in May, before being installed in all dormitories in mid-August.
Students can verify their identity by swiping their university card in the machine, before either saying their own name or scanning their face.
If they are unable to be identified by their face or their voice, students can also manually enter a password linked to their university card.