As the Canton Fair approaches, "embodied AI staff" have begun appearing at some hotels in the Pazhou Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy Pilot Zone. These robots are even capable of communicating in foreign languages.

"Hello, it's my pleasure to serve you." At Langham Place, Guangzhou, Xiaozhi—an embodied AI staff member—served guests in the lobby during the National Day holiday.

"Xiaozhi" can greet guests and bow respectfullyto them. Powered by a new large language model, the robot can communicate in Mandarin, Cantonese, and English. When testers asked the robot questions about the weather, transportation, or tourist attractions in these languages, the robot could provide relatively accurate answers and suggestions after briefly considering the questions.

Therobot has also learned to perform simple tasks such as brewing coffee and operating a popcorn stand. Many hotel guests have tasted coffee brewed by "Xiao Zhi" and enjoyed popcorn precisely portioned by the robot.

Source:PEARL

广州琶洲：精通外语的具身智能酒店“员工”上岗

随着广交会的临近，琶洲人工智能与数字经济试验区的一些酒店开始有“具身智能员工”出现，这些机器人甚至还掌握了外语沟通能力。

“您好，很高兴为您服务。”在广州朗豪酒店，“小智”作为“具身智能员工”，国庆假期期间在大堂为客人提供服务。

“小智”能够向客人打招呼、鞠躬敬礼。在新的大模型支持下，“小智”还具备普通话、粤语、英语等语言交流能力。测试人员用普通话、粤语、英语等语言，向小智提问天气、交通、旅游景点等问题时，“小智”可以在经过一轮思索后，给出相对正确的建议。

此前，“小智”已掌握了简单的冲泡咖啡、管理爆米花摊档的技能。酒店内不少客人，曾尝过“小智”冲泡的咖啡，以及精准装盛的爆米花。

文、图｜记者 梁怿韬（除署名外）
译｜黄健新
英文审校｜曾敏