On the eve of May Day, household appliance manufacturers focused on pushing new products. The reporter observed that, along with artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, Big Data and other new-generation information technologies, artificial intelligence is gradually becoming the standard for home appliances. Statistics show that In 2020, the global artificial intelligence system will bring in more than 47 billion U.S. dollars in revenue for home appliance companies, and Chinese home appliance companies will return to the 'boom' with the help of consumer upgrades and artificial intelligence.
New home appliances have exerted 'artificial intelligence' selling point
Recently, reporters visited the major home appliances stores in Yangcheng. Artificial intelligence has become the focus of competition in the home appliance industry. For example, Konka Multimedia's A2 Art TV is equipped with the latest artificial intelligence. Without a remote controller, it can directly call 'a well-off society' to wake up the TV. Listen to songs, play games, watch TV, etc., Interoperate with smart homes, voice control curtains, air conditioners, televisions, etc.
Skyworth also launched the new AI TV Q5A, equipped with the latest AI chip independently developed by Skyworth, with the ability to adjust the quality of artificial intelligence, combined with AI voice, AI system, etc., and can even consult the weather of TV arrived before the business trip. Other information.
It is understood that currently mainstream home appliance brands including Skyworth, TCL, Haier, Hisense, Midea, Konka, Changhong have all launched their own AI products and AI systems, and AI technology has also been widely used in various categories of home appliances: Smart TVs can make people Watch the program while shopping on the screen Taobao, smart refrigerator can understand people's instructions, smart oven will automatically 'identify' ingredients to achieve a key cooking, air conditioning automatically identify the user to adjust the more suitable temperature for the elderly or children, sweeping robot is Being able to plan clean routes on their own... these have become everyday consumer use scenarios for consumers.
Liu Buchen, an observer of the household appliances industry, told reporters that artificial intelligence is a big outlet for upgrades and transformation. Companies naturally take advantage of this opportunity. Industry statistics show that by 2020, the global artificial intelligence system will bring over 47 billion U.S. dollars to home appliance companies. Revenue, smart TV market penetration will reach 90%.
AI is different from intelligence and possesses 'thinking ability'
However, during the interview, the reporter found that the great talents that confuse artificial intelligence and intelligence are more confused in the promotion of many AI concepts.
What is artificial intelligence? To put it plainly is to let the machine have the same thinking and recognition abilities as humans. For example, after AI is integrated into the TV, it will automatically learn the user's habits. After the new drama is updated, it will be automatically pushed and even automatically downloaded. In the system, artificial intelligence is like an invisible steward, who takes care of everything in your home.
According to Chen Xiaoping, the founder of Yunmi Whole-House Internet Appliances, when a product has AI, it is 'very smart'; and when a bunch of household appliances and equipment are smart, they have group wisdom. In 2016, Yunmi established the artificial intelligence laboratory AI lab, focusing on exploring and applying research techniques including voice control, face/image recognition, gesture control, and algorithm big data, and has produced considerable technical achievements. So far, Yunmi core technology products have obtained 628 authorized technology patents and applied for more than 1,000 patents.
Kitchen appliances AI application is still in its initial stage
Although AI has been widely used in home appliances, it is not applicable to all products. 'I think oven, steamer and other kitchen appliances are more suitable for AI technology because it needs to address the individual needs of different family members. Wang Qiang, the boss's electrical and technical officer, said that, on the other hand, products with problem solving properties, such as dishwashers and fumes hoods, are not necessarily non-AI. He said that the company’s use of AI will focus on food-related cooking products. Currently there are products with AI technology.
Pan Ban, head of Vantage Brands, told reporters that Vantage took the lead in AI technology on the A2 hood. This product can adjust the air volume according to the size of the fumes, and the automatic 'cruise' function enables an optimal balance between smoking and exhaust. , At the same time also has intelligent voice dialogue function.
Wang Qiang believes that due to the kitchen noise, the presence of soot, and the higher safety and convenience requirements for water and electricity, the application scenario is more complex than that of color TVs, refrigerators and other household appliances. This requires high matching of AI technology. 'Therefore, the use of AI in kitchen appliance products is still in the initial stage. There is a certain lag in the application of larger appliances.'
Pan Ban also believes that the current application of household appliances on AI is mostly a single product. Only the superimposition of AI applications of each single product to form a systemic operation can be called a true AI, and this requires the establishment of a platform.
What are the applications of artificial intelligence technology in home appliances?
Real-time image search
The TV is playing a TV show. The user asks 'Who is this person?' The TV will immediately display the relevant introduction of the actors on the screen. This image recognition function not only recognizes all kinds of small coffee players, but also supports multi-user synchronous recognition. News, photography, shopping in the same paragraph and gossip are presented together, and they can even quickly identify products, celebrities, logos and QR codes on the screen.
Voiceprint recognition
Now that some TVs have embedded voiceprint recognition technology, TVs can identify different roles (such as: men, women, children) according to different timbres, so as to provide personalized visual and content push services. Users want to watch movies but they do not know to see Anything, say 'I want to watch a movie' on TV, then TV will show completely different content according to the identified users. The interface for women is soft pink, and the recommended video is mainly romance. You will see dark blue vision and some movements, sci-fi-based video results. If it is a child, you will get some cartoon recommendations. At present, Changhong, Konka, TCL TV support this feature.
Emotional speech interaction
In terms of voice, a new TTS emotional voice interaction technology has also emerged, which can eliminate the unnatural and cold feeling of the machine broadcast, make the artificial intelligence TV more 'human', realizing realistic, personalized, emotional, scenes. This gives the user a 'feeling joy' experience. With TTS emotional voice interaction, the TV will feel your feelings like a friend and appreciate your emotions.
Visual Identity
In addition to voice interaction, adding cameras to home appliances can also enable facial recognition and motion recognition. Users do not need to make sounds. Only by gesture control, comfort adjustment can be made. The addition of cameras and microphones enables the brain of smart homes. With eyes and ears.
The artificial intelligence air-conditioners that appeared on the exhibition before, featured images, position, gestures, and speech recognition. They can identify the user's identity (sex, age) through the somatosensory camera, and automatically adjust the air-conditioning operating parameters according to the user's habits of using the air conditioner. Personalized comfort air solution.
When there are multiple family members in the space, after the air conditioning is identified, the priority level of the registration list is combined with the personnel to automatically select to push the corresponding operation mode according to the current highest level of personnel needs. When the elderly and children appear, the air conditioner switches automatically. As a targeted 'caring model', priority is given to protecting and meeting the health needs of the elderly and children.