天壇公園廁所內率先安裝人臉識別廁紙機

A landmark park in Beijing is using face recognition software to wipe out toilet paper theft from its bathrooms once and for all.

北京一家地標性公園正在使用面部識別軟件，從而一次性解決廁紙失竊的問題。

Tiantan Park, home to the iconic Temple of Heaven, is now home to six high-tech dispensers that mete out toilet paper only after conducting a facial scan, The Beijing News reported.

據《新京報》報道稱，北京天壇公園現在配備了6臺高科技取紙機，人們只有在進行面部掃描之後才能取走廁紙。

The pilot program kicked off recently after authorities faced an increasing number of local residents raiding the park's restrooms for toilet paper.

由於越來越多的當地居民到公園廁所內偷走廁紙，公園管理部門才決定試點實施該方案。

Tourists now must allow the machine to scan their faces before dispensing a 60-centimeter serving of toilet paper. The software will deny the same person toilet paper within nine minutes of their first scan.

現在，遊客必須先掃臉，然後才能分配到一條60釐米長的廁紙。在第一次掃描之後9分鐘之內，機器不會再對同一個人出紙。

Average daily consumption of toilet paper at one of the public toilets reduced from 20 to four rolls in the program's first three days, park employees said.

據該公園工作人員表示，在實行該項目的頭三天裏，一間公廁平均每日廁紙使用量從原來的20卷減少到了4卷。

However, the system has its rough spots. Some park visitors have already complained the dispensers do not work. The whole process takes about 30 seconds, an eternity for someone enduring a bathroom emergency.

然而，該系統也有一些不足之處。一些遊客投訴出紙機不出紙。此外，從掃臉到出紙差不多要花費30秒時間，這對於那些內急的人來說差不多是一萬年了。

The trial will last for six months, according to a park attendant.

據公園一名服務人員表示，這一新方案將試運行6個月。