In the morning, settle the breakfast at a breakfast stall near the unit; at noon, order a take-out meal; at night, go home and sit on the couch, unable to get up for dinner... this time, if the family can have a smart kitchen, hungry There are delicious and nutritious meals at the time of the meal. After the meal, the dishes are automatically washed. I believe many people will get hooked.
In the wake of the rise of artificial intelligence technology and the surge of consumption upgrades, smart kitchens have once again become a hot topic. However, the ideal is very full, and the reality is very edgy. Artificial intelligence really goes into the kitchen and needs to go over the cusp.
Large market potential
According to the 2017 China Artificial Intelligence Industry Data Report released by the China Academy of Information and Communication Technology, artificial intelligence is the biggest hot spot in the global information and communication field in 2017, much higher than Internet of Things, 5G, security and privacy, and blockchain.
From the technical level of artificial intelligence, after a period of brewing development, the artificial intelligence industry is in a period of explosive growth, with a large number of companies and products, and it has begun to penetrate in the vertical industry. The previously accumulated technological potential was quickly released and new technology was developed. Rapid, algorithmic and computational breakthroughs have laid a good foundation for technological innovation. The kitchen, as an indispensable part of the family life scene, continues to evolve in the direction of intelligence. Despite the products and intelligent paths introduced by major brands today. Not all the same, but in the field of kitchen appliances, the trend of intelligence has become increasingly evident.
From the perspective of user needs, smart kitchen appliances have a deep user base. Under the influence of more and more consumers about kitchen use experience requirements, the concept of smart kitchen is proposed. Consumers and home appliance manufacturers hope to be very Popular smart appliances are used in the kitchen environment to allow most traditional kitchen appliances to have intelligent functions. In 2017, China’s kitchen appliance market achieved rapid growth. The forecast data of GFC’s national retail market showed that in 2017, China’s kitchen electricity market was retailed. The volume will reach 58.52 million units, a year-on-year increase of 10%; retail sales will reach 94.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20%. It is expected that the market size of China's kitchen electricity will continue to grow in 2018, and the retail volume is expected to reach 63.49 million units, an increase of 8% year-on-year. %; Retail sales are expected to reach 110.5 billion yuan, up 17% year-on-year.
Say goodbye
Ms. Zhang, who lives in Shandong, said: 'The family bought a 'smart refrigerator' last year. The advertisement claims that it can achieve food management, entertainment and other functions, but it is just a display screen more than ordinary refrigerators. The so-called food management functions must be Enter one by one, it is not convenient to use. '
This reflects the ambiguity of today's smart kitchen: In the kitchens that require a variety of expertise and technical solutions, artificial intelligence and smart kitchens are a bit sluggish.
For now, the smart kitchen equipped with artificial intelligence is still in its infancy. From the products on the market, it can be seen that most of the products labeled as smart kitchen utensils are based on the traditional kitchen utensils. Function, directly copy the keys on the previous kitchen appliances to the mobile phone. From a technical point of view, these smart kitchen appliances are only based on the original addition of wireless networks, Bluetooth and other data transmission modules, plus a supporting mobile client, and not really The core innovation.
This phenomenon is common at home and abroad. Moreover, due to differences in eating habits, foreign solutions do not apply to China. For example, there is a kitchen artificial intelligence idea that adds artificial Intelligent identification and pattern analysis capabilities. Many kitchen appliance manufacturers introduced the concept of 'smart cooking robots', but the results can often be summarized in three words: Not good. Similar solutions are also found in coffee machines, bread machines In products such as this, at present, there are many problems in the artificial intelligence of the kitchen, which is more as a marketing gimmick. The actual use is still the traditional function, and it is impossible to liberate manpower.
The future is long
There is still a long way to go when artificial intelligence enters the kitchen. The cooking pan that can measure the oil temperature, the range hood with video function, the gas stove that can automatically control the size of the stove... At this stage, the smart kitchen is released by the home appliance company. With a strong sense of concept, the products carry a variety of conceptual functions that are not practical. They are not products that can enhance the user experience, but rather show off the industry as a product of their own technology.
In addition, at present, most domestic smart home appliances are directly copying foreign products in terms of form and function. However, due to the differences in regions, nationalities, and living habits, it would be unacceptable for foreign kitchen appliances that are very practical to use, similar to 'smart cooking'. Robots are not uncommon.
The product features of the chicken ribs, the severe homogenization of the product industry, mean that for the rapidly developing smart kitchen and electric products, it means greater development pressure.
People in the industry believe that current smart kitchen appliances are not smart enough because they did not really understand the real pain points of consumers when designing products. The design philosophy is too ideal and the technology components are mostly. The result is that China’s smart kitchen appliances are very large. The degree of deviation from consumer demand.
There is also a view that in China, a food-loving country, it is necessary to build a third-party cloud data service platform for smart kitchens, use these big data for analysis, extract feature vectors of dishes, and smart kitchen systems continue to learn food assessment and calorie calculations. , Eating habits calculation method, Integrate intelligent databases for families and individuals, Make complex dishes quantifiable, Build artificial intelligence kitchen system.