The COVID-19 testing device ‘AutoTemp’ was developed by Divins Mathew, a final year B-Tech (computer science) student in Kerala.  


Thiruvananthapuram: A Kerala engineering student has invented ‘AutoTemp Camera Integration’ device which can help health workers prevent the deadly coronavirus by identifying COVID patients through thermal scanning.

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The invention can sense human body temperature through infrared sensors.

According to reports, if the body temperature of a person is higher than normal, the device will take an image of the person and transfer it to the connected system.

The brain behind the invention is Divins Mathew, a final year B-Tech (computer science) student of Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Kakkanad, Kochi. He was guided by Dr. Sminu Isudheen, head of the department of computer science.