BEIJING, Nov 4(ABC): At the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in 2019, a robot displayed in the booth of the French sporting goods retailer Decathlon caught the eyes of many visitors. Featuring a combination of radio frequency identification and artificial intelligence (AI), the robot called Dibao can substantially boost the efficiency of inventory management at physical stores.
The idea on Dibao was sparked at the very first edition of the CIIE, where the French firm came across an AI robot company, and the two parties soon embarked on a robot project that integrated advanced technologies from China, France and Germany. Nowadays, Dibao has been deployed in dozens of Decathlon stores across China, drawing wide interest from overseas markets.
Dibao’s success is just one of many stories of how the CIIE has brought together ideas, innovations, technologies as well as business opportunities over the past five years. The world can expect more this year. Since its inception, the CIIE has not only “enabled exhibits to become traded goods and exhibitors to spot more investment opportunities,” but also “facilitated an exchange of new and creative ideas, and better connected China and the wider world,” said Chinese President Xi Jinping in his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the third CIIE.