Author: Zen and the Art of Computer Programming
With the rapid development of edge computing technology, more and more companies deploy their application systems and services on the edge, and to some extent get rid of the operating costs and infrastructure bottlenecks caused by data centers. The deployment of these edge applications and services not only reduces costs, but also meets user requirements for real-time response time and low latency.
However, due to the limited hardware resources of edge computing, insufficient system processing capacity, and small data volume, it is difficult to implement some innovative edge intelligent applications. However, with the vigorous development of the field of smart tourism, the introduction of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the advancement of edge computing technology, more and more companies and developers have begun to pay attention to this new application scenario. A solution for building a smart tourism robot based on edge computing from zero.
As far as this blog post is concerned, we will introduce the most popular case of smart travel robots in edge computing - Ctrip smart travel robots. It is an end-to-end intelligent tourism robot product based on artificial intelligence and autonomous driving technology, with good interactivity and high fault tolerance. The product has a clear design idea and adopts an end-to-end learning method, which can quickly adapt to environmental changes, realize intelligent allocation of resources, and guide users to complete their goals.
This article will firstly elaborate on the design, implementation, functions and technical breakthroughs of Ctrip's smart travel robot from the aspects of product introduction, business model, system architecture, intelligent scheduling algorithm, edge cloud service, etc. based on cases. At the same time, it will also introduce the development status of Ctrip's smart travel robots in terms of application scenarios, market share, industry scale, maturity, and limitations. Finally, topics and issues that the author thinks are worthy of in-depth discussion will also be given, and readers are expected to add more valuable feedback in the comment area.
2. Explanation of basic concepts and terms
2.1 Smart Travel Robot
"Smart Travel Robot" (Smart Travel Robot) refers to the transformation of traditional tourism robots through AI technology to improve their ability to perceive, navigate and obtain information about the human living environment.