More robotic parks should be deployed, bringing technology closer to daily life

During this summer season, Beijing's 14 municipal parks have introduced 72 robot employees. In the Summer Palace, intelligent cleaning robots sweep fallen leaves and debris along the main roads, while in Yuyuantan Park, patrol robots identify and discourage uncivilized behaviors. These advanced technologies, once confined to laboratories, are now accelerating their integration into urban spaces, embedding smart services into public life.

For a long time, park maintenance and order management have largely relied on manual labor, often facing limitations in coverage and challenges in round-the-clock duty. The newly deployed intelligent robots, equipped with functions such as cleaning, smart patrols, information inquiries, landscape maintenance, and ecological monitoring, precisely address the shortcomings of traditional management. They effectively enhance the refinement and intelligence of park maintenance, improve visitor experiences, and deliver multiple benefits.

Where to start the deployment

Benefiting the public and improving people's livelihoods are key directions for technological innovation. Urban parks, serving as public spaces for leisure, tourism, and nature connection, are also important windows for urban public services. The deployment of robots in parks, by entering public urban spaces and integrating into daily life through regular smart services, injects technological momentum into refined urban governance.

Why just 10 parks in Beijing?

These small robots represent a significant transformation in urban management methods and tools. When robots move from laboratories to the public, from industrial settings to everyday life, we witness technology being realized, and more importantly, a deep embrace between technology and people's livelihoods. By enabling more robots to be deployed in parks, transforming cutting-edge technologies into tangible benefits that people can see and experience, city life will undoubtedly become even better.

The Beijing Municipal parks' initiative highlights the potential for broader application. The intelligent robots, such as cleaning robots and patrol robots, are now operational, but expanding this to other cities and parks could further amplify these benefits. The shift from laboratory to public space is crucial, as it demonstrates how technology can serve the people directly, fostering a more connected and efficient urban environment.