AugmentedReality
AugmentedReality,orAR,isanupgradeofVirtualReality(VR).Withthehelpofcomputertechnology,itappliesvirtualinformationtotherealworld,overlayingtherealenvironmentandvirtualsubjectsinrealtimeintothesamepictureorspace.Suchtechnologycouldclearlyleadtobreakthroughsinmanysectorssuchaseducationandhealthcare,despitethefactthatitismostlyusedtodayinvideogames.
July31,2016:ThefirstARexperiencestoreopensontheBundinShanghai.CFPDriverlessCars
In2016,moreChinesepeoplelearnedaboutdriverlesstechnology'sremarkableroleinupgradingtheefficiencyoftransportation.Internationally,manyfamouscompaniessuchasGoogle,Apple,Uber,andTeslaareincreasinginvestmentinautomatedcars.Domestically,severalfamousChinesebrandsarealsodevelopingdriverlessvehicles.
December3,2016:Adriverlesscartravelsduringthe2016ChinaIntelligentVehicleChampionshipinShanghai.ICGeneSequencing
Genesequencingtechnologycanbeusedtolockindividualproblematicgenesandpreventandtreatrelevantdiseases.In2016,thecostofgenesequencingdroppeddrasticallyinChinathankstothedevelopmentofcloudcomputingandbigdataaswellasthedomesticationofgenesequencinginstruments.
HumanoidRobot
InFebruary2016,BostonDynamicsInc.,anarmofGoogle,announcedthereleaseofthehumanoidrobot“Atlas”thatcanmovefreely,squat,run,andevenclimbhillsandcarryitems.SuchanintelligentrobothasarousedgreatexpectationsinmanyChinesepeople.
June26,2016:DuringtheSummerDavosinTianjin,JiaJia(left),ahumanoidintelligentrobotdevelopedbytheUniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChina,captivatestheaudience.byYueYuwei/Xinhua5GCommunication
“5G”referstothefifth-generationbroadbandwirelesscommunicationstandardwhichcouldbe40timesfasterthanthe4Gnetwork,enablingasmartphoneusertodownloada3Dmovieinsixminutes.In2016,China,SouthKorea,Japan,andtheEuropeanUnioninvestedheavilyinthedevelopmentof5Gnetworktechnology.WearableTechnology
Theworldhasseenrapiddevelopmentinwearabletechnologyoverthelastfewyears.InChina,statisticsshowthatthemarketforsmartwearableequipmentin2015wasvaluedat12.58billionyuan(aboutUS$1.8billion)andcouldreachashighas20billionyuan(aboutUS$2.88billion)in2016.Moreover,thistechnology,aimedatthepersonalconsumermarket,beganmovingtowardstheenterprisemarket.Forinstance,DHLtestedequippingitsemployeeswithsmartglasses,whichimprovedefficiencyby25percent.
AmodeldisplaysapairofsmartglassesinShanghai.ICSmartHome
Insimpleterms,a“smarthome”referstolinkingallequipmentinahouseholdwiththetechnologyoftheInternetofThingstocontrolappliances,lightingandenvironmentalmonitoring,allmanagedthroughasmartphone.
LastyearbroughtthearrivalofmanysuchproductstoChinesefamilies.
May11,2016:Asmartcoffeemachinepreparescoffeeforvisitorsatthe2016InternationalConsumerElectronicsShowAsia(CESAsia).ICSmartApp
Smartappsaremoreindividualizedandproactivethanordinaryones.Someappsreleasedbymajorretailerscanautomaticallypushadswhenusersenterastoreandanalyzepastpurchasestointroducetheirmostattractivenewarrivals.Someappssendinformationtotheirusersinstantly,suchasinformingthemtheirfavoritecaféisnearby.
December12,2016,Shanghai:Acollegestudentdownloadsanappfacilitatingthesmartrecyclingofwastematerial.SmartappshavebroughtgreatopportunitiesforChinesecitizenstoexperienceeasyaccesstomanythingsin“smartcities.”ICCloudComputing
CloudcomputingisnothingnewinChina,butin2016,itbecamemoreintegratedwithgreaternumbersofindustriesandbetterutilizedtosolveproblemsrelatedtomassdata.
DigitalTwin
Atotallynewtermfor2016,“digitaltwin”referstocomputerizedcompanionsofphysicalassetsthatcanbeusedforvariouspurposes.Digitaltwinsusedatafromsensorsinstalledonphysicalobjectstomonitortheirnearrealtimestatus,workingconditionsorposition.Itisestimatedthatinthreetofiveyears,hundredsofmillionsofarticleswillbedigitallytwinned.Moreenterpriseswillusethistechnologytoplanorimplementequipmentmaintenance,designworkflow,forecastequipmenttroubles,upgradeoperationefficiency,andassistinproductdevelopment.
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