The "IMPACT2024" global event for the hospitality sector, which was hosted by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), was successfully held at the ICON Hotel in Hong Kong. A signing ceremony for the establishment of the "PolyU-YUNJI Technology Hotel Digital Intelligence Joint Innovation Lab" was also held at the university during the event.
Beijing Yunji Technology is committed to becoming the world’s leading robot service platform. As of now, it has provided AI + robot services for more than 30,000 hotels, hospitals, projects, and buildings globally. The School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The PolyU SHTM is renowned worldwide. In the academic field of hotel and tourism management, it has consecutively ranked first in the “Tourism and Leisure Management” category of the ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (GRAS) for seven years. In this cooperation, the two sides will combine their advantages to establish an AI and embodied intelligence R&D base with global competitiveness in the industry-university-research-application field.
Professor Wong Kwok-yin, Vice President (EDU) of the PolyU, attended the event and said that the cooperation between the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Yunji Technology Hotel Digital Intelligence Joint Innovation Laboratory will open up new vitality and opportunities for joint research and teaching activities in scientific research projects.
Zhi Tao, Founder and CEO of Yunji Technology, stated, “AI and robotics are now widely applied in hotels, transforming them into ‘smart entities’ that have served over one billion people. This collaboration will not only promote research and application but also accelerate Hong Kong’s development as a ‘technology hub’ alongside its reputation as a ‘financial center”.
To this end, Yunji Technology established a Hong Kong subsidiary to promote the development of a local research and development center. The company seeks to cultivate key AI technologies through strengthened collaboration between industries, academia, and practical applications and to establish a renowned brand of robotics in China. Hong Kong will be its strategic gateway to the rest of the world and a springboard for the internationalization of innovations.
