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How much do you know about the unimaginable application fields of robots?

With the rapid development of science and technology, robots are no longer limited to conventional applications such as cooking that we are familiar with. Their fields of application continue to expand in unexpected directions. Today, let’s talk in depth about the unimaginable application scenarios of robots.

1. Weak robots - potential stocks start from small vertical applications

In recent years, the direction of weak current robots has become popular. The so-called weak robot is not a complete humanoid robot. Its structure is relatively simple and its implementation cost is relatively low. Just like early independent artificial intelligence developers started with small applications in vertical fields, weak robots are very useful in solving specific problems in certain vertical scenarios and are expected to be a good start for the development of the robotics industry.

2. Two major application scenarios of humanoid robots

(1) Suitable for people with purchasing power and pursuit of technological experience

Humanoid robots are expensive, often selling for hundreds of thousands or more, making it difficult for ordinary people to afford them. However, there are two types of people who might pay for a humanoid robot. One type is relatively affluent people who are willing to experience new technologies, such as those who are willing to spend 30,000 to 40,000 yuan to buy Vision Pro. They are willing to pay for new technology products. For them, humanoid robots are a new thing and a technological experience worth trying.

(2) Application scenarios with commercial value

1. Requires adaptability In a business scenario, if you only use fixed programs to complete tasks, such as simple cooking, then maybe a cooking machine is enough. When using robots, you often need to have a certain degree of adaptability and be able to take advantage of the robot's intelligence. In this way, it better fits commercial application scenarios.
2. Cannot replace the last person The use of robots in business is not meant to replace all workers. For example, a business scenario originally requires ten people to provide services to users. After a robot is introduced, only two people may be needed to oversee the robot's work. After all, the current capabilities and stability of robots are not enough to make people completely reassured, and there is the possibility of making mistakes, so when designing scenarios, we cannot consider them to completely replace humans.
3. The market size must be large enough The market corresponding to the application scenario must be relatively large and cannot be too vertical, otherwise sales will not increase and costs will increase. Front desk and lobby reception robots in the hotel industry are a good example. Most of the questions that guests ask when checking into a hotel are relatively common, such as room type, booking platform, whether they can change rooms, whether they can change rooms if they forget to bring their room card, etc. They require some thought and judgment and the involvement of artificial intelligence, and they are not particularly complex. Today’s artificial intelligence is trained to handle it. When encountering questions that are too difficult to answer or customer complaints, the lobby manager still has to deal with them, so the "people" role of the lobby manager is still indispensable. At the same time, the hotel industry has a relatively large market space, which is suitable for robots to play a role here.

3. Explore robot forms that provide emotional value

For users who are interested in technology and relatively wealthy, the functionality provided by bots has become secondary. The key is to make users feel that the robot is cool, represents the direction of human advanced technological productivity, and can provide emotional value. .

(1) Limitations of robot dogs

At present, there is still a big gap in the emotional value provided by robot dogs. Although there is no big problem with it running and doing some actions, its joint freedom is very small, and it is difficult to simulate the real and cute appearance of a real dog, such as being soft, cute, relaxed, lying on the ground, etc. Belly, shaking head, etc., and also looked... extremely heavy and difficult to get close to.

(2) Cases of different cute forms

However, there are other forms of robots that shine in this regard. For example, there is a robot made by a Japanese company named King. It has a cute shape and a fashionable item feel. There are also elements such as clothing co-branding, peripheral design, and blind boxes. It can act cute, make eye contact with people, and keep its body temperature at 37 degrees to make people feel better. These are its attractive features.

4. Emotional companion robots – future trends

Another unavoidable direction is girlfriend-like or robots that provide sexual functions. There are even experience centers for such robots now. When communicating with entrepreneurs in the robotics industry, I found that everyone is relatively receptive to this direction. It is expected to provide people with various emotional companionships. This may be a big trend in the future. Of course, while it's not particularly difficult from an artificial intelligence perspective, there are still a lot of physical problems that need to be solved in terms of some physical structures, such as the production of oil, and how to simulate it more closely.

In short, the application fields of robots are constantly expanding, and there will be more space worth looking forward to and exploring in the future. Which application scenario are you most interested in? Everyone is welcome to leave a message and share in the comment area. I also hope that everyone can share this article so that more people can imagine the infinite possibilities of robots!

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