Robots to become extended family members amid advances in AI, 5G, other tech: Huawei
- About 14 per cent of families across the globe will have a function-rich home robot by 2025
- On average, 10 nursing bots will be used in elderly care homes in G8 nations in the same period
In a span of six years, more people around the world will potentially be living with robots – the new extended family made possible by artificial intelligence (AI), 5G and other hi-tech advances.
The global penetration rate for home robots is predicted to reach 14 per cent by 2025, according to the second edition of Huawei Technologies’ Global Industry Vision (GIV) released on Friday. The report, which was initiated by Huawei last year, is designed to analyse industry development trends and serve as a strategic guide for information and communications technology (ICT) deployment.
“We’re seeing rapid changes to life, work, and society as every industry adopts AI, 5G, cloud computing and other emerging technologies,” said Kevin Zhang, chief marketing officer of Huawei’s ICT business, in a statement on Friday.
Living with robots, which is at the top of the GIV’s 10 megatrends through 2025, is forecast to help make people’s lives better, while turning into a multibillion-dollar segment of the global ICT market.