An employee of an enterprise which has resumed production takes food out from a delivery robot in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
More AI robots have been deployed at the front lines of China's fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic in order to reduce cross-infection risks and improve efficiency.
CHANGSHA, Feb. 15, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Two delivery robots are transformed to deliver lunch and dinner for employees at enterprises which have resumed production inside an economic and technological development zone in Changsha of central China's Hunan Province.
By using unmanned driving technology, the robots can independently identify and read maps, plan paths, and complete point-to-point delivery.
The two robots are mainly responsible for delivering meals. In the delivery process, there is no need for personnel, thus reducing cross-infection risks.
China has called on the country's artificial intelligence (AI) sector to lend their technological hands to help battle the epidemic.
From disinfection and street patrols to food and medicine delivery in quarantine wards, robots are being deployed at the front lines to contain the spread of the virus.
Photo taken on Feb. 14, 2020 shows a delivery robot in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
Aerial photo taken on Feb. 14, 2020 shows a delivery robot delivering lunch in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
An employee scans the QR code of the delivery robot for verification code to get his food in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
A staff member disinfects the delivery robot after a delivery in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
A delivery robot delivers lunch in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
A delivery robot delivers lunch in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
A staff member uses mobile phone to set the destination of the delivery robot in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 14, 2020.(Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
A staff member puts food inside the delivery robot in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
A staff member disinfects the delivery robot after a delivery in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
Staff members of a canteen package food in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
A staff member puts food inside an insulated box for food delivery in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)■
