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In Xinjiang, a robot sales centre has a band of humanoids play music
A robot centre, the first of its kind in Xinjiang according to the Chinese outlet Chaoxinwen, has opened in Ourumtchi, Korean newspaper Robot Newspaper reports.
The centre exhibits and sells robots, but it also stages shows: a band of humanoid robots plays music there.
The site is called the “Robot 9S centre”. “6S” centres already exist elsewhere in China: sales, parts, after-sales service, feedback, rental and tailored services. The 9S model adds science outreach and education, technological innovation and brand building.
According to a manager at Xinjiang Weilai Shidai Keji, the company that runs the centre, it buys its robots from firms based in Zhejiang, including Unitree and BrainCo. It installs programs already developed in Xinjiang and builds custom robots for the region's particular conditions.
According to the centre, the robots are not used only for exhibitions: they also appear at sporting events and local shows, which generates economic benefits.
A manager at the centre says Unitree already earns annual revenue from these commercial uses alone in Xinjiang. According to the article, robots are also already in service in the region's catering, industry and construction sectors.
Source
- 로봇신문 Robot Newspaper · irobotnews.com
