Well looks it looks Microsoft Kinect has been drafted to military service.

South-Korean Developer Jae Kwon Ko developed Microsoft Kinect-based programs to monitor the Demilitarized zone (DMZ) that serves as a buffer between North Korea and South Korea, and probably the most heavily guarded 160-mile long, 2.5-mile wide strip of land in the entire world.

While it was revealed only last month, the system, designed by Jae Kwan Ko, has been in place since August, so it seems to be working pretty well.

According to the news site Hankooki, the Microsoft Kinect-based system identifies objects crossing the DMZ. It can discern the difference between animals and humans. If the system detects a human, it will alert the nearby outpost.

Details are still sketchy; whether it's to keep the system as secure as possible or because South Korea doesn't want the North to realize they're using the DMZ as a their own private Kinect playhouse is unclear.

Ko said that "I've never even thought of a game system performing national defense tasks," indicating that he was unaware of his creation's role in guarding the DMZ. The system is also slated for an upgrade that will help it detect heartbeats, the same feature found on the Xbox One version of the Kinect.