China News Service, September 2 (Zhang Jian) ​​Recently, Shanghai's first "community AI canteen" opened in Hongqiao Street, Changning District, which caused widespread heated discussions.

　　On September 1, a reporter from China News Agency visited the AI ​​Canteen in Hongqiao Community at 1004 Hongqiao Road.

At 11 o'clock at noon that day, there were queues ready to enjoy lunch at the entrance of the cafeteria.

Fan Yanping, the person in charge of the AI ​​canteen in Hongqiao Community, said that the canteen was born in cooperation between the government and enterprises, and includes a self-service Chinese food area, an unmanned noodle stall area, a self-service settlement area, an online ordering counter area, a data center area, and a smart snack machine. The large area provides healthy, delicious and affordable meals for residents and white-collar workers in the surrounding communities.

Smart robotic arm operating noodles. Photo by Zhang Jian

　　Fan Yanping, the person in charge of "Community AI Canteen" in Hongqiao Community, said: "The main thing we want to present is to bring digital transformation to catering, and then bring benefits to the common people. Here, you can see the automated Chinese food Cooking, then automated noodle stalls, and automated settlement. Many of our information platforms, including ours, can be connected to big data, including the analysis of the nutritional components of the meals you eat every day, to our customers, yes. Let our digital transformation be reflected every bit in our lives."

　　Fan Yanping said that the currently unmanned noodle stall area has been put into use. It only takes about 2 minutes for a bowl of noodles to start with flour and noodles to eat on top. The entire process is completed by a smart robotic arm, attracting surrounding residents to come to "try early." Experience.

Afterwards, diners can pay through the UnionPay cash register on the side. The payment methods include card swiping, code scanning, digital RMB, face recognition, etc., which optimizes the dining experience and solves the problem that the elderly do not understand smart phone scan codes and easily forget dining cards The whole process saves time and effort.

Fan Yanping, the person in charge of the AI ​​canteen in Hongqiao Community, accepts an interview with a reporter from China News Agency. Photo by Zhang Jian

　　Aunt Dai, a resident of the Zhongshan residential area next door, said excitedly: “We elderly people should also open up their minds and keep pace with the times, right? The elderly have also caught up with this bus and enjoy this benefit. The happiness we bring."

　　Ma Li, secretary of the Party branch of the Zhongshan residential area in Hongqiao Street, Changning District, Shanghai, told reporters that after the launch of this AI canteen, it has actually been a push for home care.

Because the elderly are at home and their children are not around, no one cooks food. With the AI ​​canteen, it is really convenient for us to care for the elderly at home, and for the elderly in residential areas, and the children are also relieved.

The guest settles the ordering expenses in front of the automatic settlement device. Photo by Zhang Jian

　　As an "Internet + Catering + Artificial Intelligence" company, Hongqiao Community AI Canteen applies digitalization throughout the entire operation process, including automatic cooking, automatic settlement, and all unmanned operations.

At the same time, the entire canteen system has applied aging technology to empower breakfast projects, white-collar meals, and elderly meals.

　　Since the beginning of this year, the neighborhood has promoted the digital transformation of the community with the "Community New Infrastructure Action".

The AI ​​canteen in Hongqiao Community has realized the transformation of the digital life scene, allowing residents in the surrounding communities to experience the convenience and beauty brought by intelligent life, and helping to create a "5 minutes beautiful life circle at the doorstep".

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