At the National Ski Jumping Center's "Snowy Ruyi" venue, several robots operating inside are particularly eye-catching. They navigate autonomously within the venue and actively avoid pedestrians or obstacles, acting like security "patrolmen" who are always on duty to ensure the normal order within the venue.
It was learned that these robots are Ninebot Sugar Delivery Robots from Ninebot, a brand under Ninebot Inc. After testing the environment inside the venue and making certain modular modifications, they can provide indoor patrol and security services in the Snow Ruyi venue, and monitor and manage the situation inside the venue in real time; at the same time, the robots can also play their original value by providing goods delivery services for people.
Recently, foreign athletes participating in the Winter Olympics posted videos on social media of themselves experiencing the intelligent food delivery service provided by the No. 9 Sugar Cube delivery robot in the Olympic Village, which were then reposted by many domestic media outlets.
Leveraging smart mobility capabilities to support the construction of a smart Winter Olympics
Ninebot, a robot brand under Ninebot Inc., fully leverages its intelligent mobility capabilities to support and safeguard the construction of smart venues for the Winter Olympics.
By leveraging Ninebot's core technologies—powerful perception, decision-making, and carrying capabilities—the robot can perceive objects within the Winter Olympics venues in real time and make autonomous decisions. For example, when encountering pedestrians or obstacles, it can autonomously avoid them and plan the optimal route. Its carrying capacity enhances its mobility, enabling it to adapt to various indoor surface conditions and even handle basic outdoor operations.
In addition to providing security monitoring services at Winter Olympic venues and contributing to the construction of a smart Winter Olympics, the Shangri-La Hotel in the Shougang Park competition zone of the Winter Olympics has also introduced the NineCube delivery robot. The robot can deliver guest supplies or, in office settings, transfer documents. It has adjustable compartments, configurable with 1-4 compartments as needed, and supports multiple deliveries at once, better handling peak delivery demands and improving hotel efficiency. During the pandemic, the use of robots has also minimized human contact.
The deployment of the NineCube robot at the Beijing Winter Olympics not only greatly facilitated the management of the Winter Olympics venues and hotel services, but also provided protection and support for epidemic prevention during the pandemic, contributing to the construction of a "smart Winter Olympics".
Expanding into diverse application scenarios and accelerating the evolution of intelligent robots
The arrival of the 5G and artificial intelligence era has brought tremendous development opportunities to fields such as the Internet of Things and AIoT, and robots are also developing towards "intelligence" and "interoperability".
When it comes to developing its robotics business, Ninebot has long been prepared. Through years of continuous research and innovation, it has developed the capability to design, develop, and mass-produce delivery robots across the entire product line. For its delivery robots designed for indoor scenarios, Ninebot has already partnered with major first-tier hotel brands such as AccorHotels, LightstayHotels, Jinke Group, Ruimanda Hotel Group, Marriott, and Hilton, accumulating over 840,000 deliveries.
In terms of technology, Ninebot has a smart mobility technology stack, which is mainly reflected in three aspects. The first is carrying capacity. The "three electrics" (battery, motor and electronic control) are Ninebot's very mature technology stack, and it also has a very mature supply chain. The second is perception capability, including edge computing, deep learning capability and SLAM. The third is decision-making capability, including motion planning, multi-machine scheduling and cloud + edge computing power.
In terms of robot product portfolio, from the most competitive delivery robots and robot motion platforms (RMP) to epidemic prevention and disinfection robots during the pandemic, Ninebot is not only expanding its product service scenarios and product forms, but also its business forms.
In fact, its application at the "Snowy Ruyi" venue can be seen as a further expansion of the Ninebot delivery robot's application scenarios.
In the future, based on Ninebot's motion platform (Segway RMP) and empowered by AIoT capabilities, Ninebot will further expand its business scenarios, enrich its product categories, and leverage its intelligent mobility capabilities to empower intelligent mobile devices in all indoor and outdoor scenarios, providing people with more professional, efficient, convenient, reliable, and intelligent products and services.
