美的集团AI研究院院长徐翼：智能家居系统要提升交互质量 需从六个方向突破

Group 1 - Midea Group held its 30th Technology Month conference, showcasing technological innovations and talent cultivation, with the theme "AInnovation" emphasizing AI [1] - The company plans to invest at least 50 billion yuan in R&D over the next three years, focusing on AI large models and embodied intelligence [1] - Midea's AI Research Institute highlighted the significant changes in home information intelligence brought by generative AI, particularly in interaction depth and breadth [1][2] Group 2 - The smart home market in China is rapidly evolving from single product intelligence to a full-home smart ecosystem, driven by policy, technology, and consumer upgrades [2] - Midea's AI Research Institute aims to build a "home brain" and will soon launch a new interactive system based on a novel interaction architecture [3] - The company emphasizes that AI should provide real value to users, enabling proactive services and a comfortable, customized interaction experience [3] Group 3 - Current issues in smart home systems include limited connectivity between appliances, insufficient collaborative sensing capabilities, and a lack of reasoning abilities [5] - To enhance interaction quality, Midea's AI Research Institute identified six key areas for improvement: connection, perception, reasoning, execution, memory, and optimization [5] - Midea is advancing the "robotization of home appliances" and has established a humanoid robot innovation center, with plans for further investment in humanoid robot products [5]