Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAI) Co. Limited has announced the deployment of more than 4,800 robots across nine locations worldwide, and anticipates the number to exceed 10,000 by the end of the year.
The robots currently deployed in Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, USA, Guangzhou and Shenzhen cover various industries including, but not limited to government facilities, hospitals, hotels, tourist attractions, restaurants, sports centers, supermarkets, and transportation facilities, the company said.
"In just February of this year, we announced we had surpassed 1,400 robot deployments. I am pleased to announce we have now surpassed 4,800 robot deployments worldwide, achieving an important milestone in our global expansion strategy,” said Guardforce AI chairman Terence Yap in a statement.
The robots perform functions such as disinfection, patrol, hotel check-in/check-out services (under testing), temperature screening, and advertising.
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A key component of Guardforce AI's rollout strategy is to offer initial pilot programs to customers, which then allows the company to gain customer feedback and upsell new features and applications. This, in turn, allows Guardforce AI to quickly establish a meaningful foothold in the growing robotics sector, the company said.
“Our Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) business model is constantly evolving based on our customers' feedback. For example, in Macau, we successfully tested advertisement placements, whereby customers can purchase ad space on our robots. In Hong Kong, we are currently testing self-service check-in and check-out robot integration with hotels,” Yap added.
“As we continue to penetrate the market and upgrade our AI solutions, we expect to offer an even more versatile robot solution, and capture a significant share of the rapidly growing, multi-billion-dollar RaaS market,” he said, adding that Guardforce AI is "advancing its Intelligent Cloud Platform (ICP) to integrate AI solutions with its robots to enhance customer experience, while improving operational efficiency."
Guardforce AI is a global integrated security solutions provider focused on developing robotic solutions and information security services that complement its well-established secured logistics business.
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