Home Assistant was first released in the "CEATEC JAPAN 2016" in October 2016.It is new to remember that many people gathered at the sharp booth, and that it was featured in news programs.
Home assistants cooperate through various home appliances through infrared and wireless LANs.At the same time, the feature is that you can communicate by voice.The cloud is connected to the Sharp AIOT (AI+IoT) service and realizes audio communication by utilizing AI functions such as big data analysis, scenario dialogue, machine learning, audio recognition, and voice utterance provided by the service.do.
Sharp has already installed a voice dialogue function for home appliances.
The robot home appliance "COCOROBO (Kokorobo) RX-V100" released in 2012 is equipped with a function to clean it while interacting with users with its own heart engine.In addition to "cleaning", I was able to understand the words and start cleaning with the expression "clean".
The Helsio AX-XW300 released in September 2016 is equipped with a "menu consultation" function.By coordinating AI and the cloud, we propose the optimal menu from 1000 menus based on ingredients, weather, and preferences.In addition, you will learn your family preferences and recent cooking history, propose menus, or propose menus with a balance if there is a bias in ingredients and genres.
対話できるロボット掃除機「COCOROBO(ココロボ)」AIを搭載し献立を相談できる「ヘルシオ AX-XW300」シャープIoT通信事業本部IoTクラウド事業部プロダクトマーケティング部の阪本実雄部長However, Sharp's Director Hanamoto has a different concept from the dialogue function mounted on these home appliances and the dialogue function realized by home assistants.
"The dialogue function mounted on each home appliance product is limited to the area in which the product is in charge. It is limited to the dialogue in the defensive range of cooking and cleaning for Helsio.What can be done if the dialogue function is taken out of these home appliances? What can be done through dialogue when connected to home appliances in various categories? That is the basic concept of home assistant. "Then then.
On the other hand, Sharp has released the robot phone "Robohon".This is also a robot that can speak.As can be seen from the name of the business department that handles the product, it is a product that mainly focuses on communication through calls and conversations.
音声対話技術などを搭載したモバイル型ロボット電話「RoBoHoN(ロボホン)」However, in terms of communication by robots, the basic concept is different from home assistant and Robophone.
"In the sense of comparison with Robophone, home assistants cover not only communication with people but also communication with home appliances, which will assist people and assist home appliances."
「今日はとても寒かったよ」と話しかければ、「わかりました。いつもより強めに暖めますね」と、自然な対話をしながらエアコンを起動するFor example, if you return home, you don't have to say "turn on an air conditioner" when you return home, and if you say "It was very cold today", you understand the words and "I understand.I started the air conditioner while having a natural dialogue.It can be said that it can be realized not only with communication with home appliances, but also with natural communication with people.This area can be said to be the use of the know -how cultivated in Kokorobo.
