Beijing parks put 72 robots to work as guides, cleaners and wildlife monitors

(ECNS) -- A first batch of 72 robots is being deployed this summer across 14 municipal parks in Beijing, including the Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven Park and Yuyuantan Park, taking on tasks ranging from visitor guidance and cleaning to ecological monitoring and water rescue.

At the Summer Palace Museum, an intelligent guide robot gives scheduled free tours and answers visitor questions. Elsewhere in the park, cleaning robots work through the night, while patrol robots on the Longevity Hill Road of the park scan trees for pests and can identify more than 500 bird species and nearly 100 other wildlife species.

At Yuyuantan Park, inspection vehicles equipped with cameras and sensors can detect litter, standing water and problems with manhole covers. Robots operating on the water can also cut and collect aquatic vegetation.

At Temple of Heaven Park, patrol robots can identify more than 10 types of inappropriate visitor behavior, including smoking and bringing pets into the park, helping staff maintain order.

(By Intern Yang Hongran, Zhang Dongfang)