阿里巴巴首家人工智能酒店正式开业
Chinese internet giant Alibaba last Tuesday opened a hotel loaded with artificial intelligence (AI) and robots, automating a series of procedures like check-in, lights' control and room service. The FlyZoo Hotel opened in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, where Alibaba is headquartered and is known as the company's first "future hotel". Customers can check into the hotel by simply scanning their faces. The facial recognition system installed in the hotel also enables customers to use their faces as key cards to open doors and access other hotel services. Users also can control the lights, television and curtains in the room via Alibaba's voice-activated digital assistant, while robots are deployed to serve dishes, cocktails and coffee. "The AI-based solution can help customers save time and relieve hotel employees from repetitive work," said Wang Qun, CEO of FlyZoo Hotel. "In the future, we will continue to make hotels smarter and more automated, as well as create more customized experiences for consumers," Wang said. |