Baidu and Skyworth Join Forces to Build Future AI Ecosystem for Smart Homes
March 16 2018 - 3:31PM
Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) today announced a strategic partnership
with Skyworth, a leading Chinese electrical household appliance
maker, to develop a fully-integrated in-home ecosystem powered by
artificial intelligence. The company also announced a strategic
investment in Shenzhen Coocaa Network Technology Company Limited
(Coocaa), a subsidiary of Skyworth. Coocaa, the internet TV brand
and intelligent operating system for Skyworth’s products, will be
integrated with Baidu’s conversational AI system DuerOS as part of
a strategic cooperation to use technology, content, data and
operations together to create a revolutionary new smart home
experience.
The cooperation will bring together Baidu’s
advanced AI capabilities and Skyworth’s strengths in the home
appliance market to jointly create industry-leading smart home and
Internet of Things services for consumers.
“Skyworth first started working on TV remote
controls 30 years ago, and it is now a leading TV producer
globally,” said Robin Li, Baidu Chairman and CEO. “The remote
control transformed the way people interacted with their TVs. Baidu
DuerOS is using intelligent voice technology to transform
human-machine interaction so that in the future, televisions will
understand users’ needs - they will not only understand what you
say, but know what you want before you even speak. This is true
intelligence.”
Coocaa is now the largest smart TV OTT platform
in China with over 28 million terminal devices.
As of January 2018, the number of smart devices
equipped with DuerOS exceeded 50 million. Together with more than
130 partners, Baidu has jointly launched over 50 DuerOS-powered
branded hardware products, including televisions, smart speakers,
smartphones, appliances, wearables and more.
About BaiduBaidu,
Inc. is the leading Chinese language Internet search
provider. Baidu aims to make a complex world simpler
through technology. Baidu's ADSs trade on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market under the symbol "BIDU." Currently, ten ADSs
represent one Class A ordinary share.
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