Huami Technology, a sudden change in the painting style.
When a company with a high frequency release of smartwatches and wearable devices as the norm, suddenly in the name of AI to open the innovation conference, but also set up an AI research institute, what kind of experience?
In the unknown before the truth, perhaps it will give people the false impression of taking advantage of the hot wind of artificial intelligence, but when the whole spectator static listening to the end, the probability will completely change or even subvert your cognition.
This is the answer given by the first AI innovation conference of Huami Technology.
"When we formulated our corporate mission and constructed our vision, we always believed in one thing, and that is, AI will completely reconstruct the global healthcare industry." This is a point that Huang Wang, founder and CEO of Huami Technology, repeatedly emphasized at the conference.
The release of a series of hardcore AI innovative technology carriers, AI capabilities, and actions around AI has allowed us to realize that, in addition to the standard image of smart wearables, it is time to reacquaint ourselves with the "technical side" of Huami Technology.
What kind of configuration is a hardcore launch?
Putting aside the external formality of the site's construction and layout, we see such an answer.
The release of a new generation of smart wearable chip "Huangshan 2", the release of the second generation of PPG biotracking optical sensor BioTracker? 2 and five new health big data AI engine, the establishment of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence .......
It is not difficult to see, single out one of them, its weight and gold are enough to support a field. Interestingly, it also breaks the previous practice of issuing watches at every meeting.
And these high technical content and will have a profound impact on the process of medical and health industry technical achievements, are fully condensed in this called Huami Technology AI innovation conference.
Throughout the conference, we saw a concentrated presentation of the AI capabilities that characterize Huami, which formed the AI technology face of Huami Technology to face and reconstruct the global medical and healthcare industry.
After being used to or familiar with Huami's various smartwatch products and innovative features, it is not difficult to unlock Huami's comprehensive AI capabilities.
On the one hand, it's because it's vertical and focused enough, and on the other hand, it's mostly about cutting-edge capabilities in the medical and healthcare field.
Overall, it is the superposition and interaction of the three dimensions from the chip, the algorithm engine, and the sensors that make up Huami's characteristic full AI capabilities.
▌ Serious enough about AI, "Huangshan 2" builds momentum has been hair
"If you are serious enough about AI, you will definitely do it yourself. serious about AI, you'll definitely make the chip yourself." That's an idea thrown around by Huang Wang, the founder of Huami Technology.
Of course insiders know that making chips means high investment, long research and development, deep technical reserves, and a path full of uncertainty for production applications.
And once you have a customized chip, the user experience of the product will produce a qualitative leap, bringing the commercial value of the enhancement, but also the best evidence of their own strength.
Since the value of AI is recognized, and want to be stronger and bigger, the AI chip of the smart wearable scene has become a selection that must be overcome.
Since the world's first wearable AI chip "Huangshan 1" was released in September 2018, and then successfully applied to its smartwatch on a large scale, the new Huami self-developed new generation of smart wearable chip "Huangshan 2" was officially released.
This is the first time I've seen a new smart wearable chip from Huami.
So what evolution and upgrades does "Huangshan 2" bring? A few data can be truly felt.
Based on the advanced RISC-V architecture, the redesigned AI local biodata computing NPU, and the convolutional neural network acceleration technology, the speed of AF recognition of "Huangshan 2" is 7 times faster than that of "Huangshan 1", and 26 times faster than other software algorithms on the market. The speed of AF recognition is 7 times faster than that of Huangshan 1, and 26 times faster than other software algorithms on the market.
In addition, the addition of an ultra-low-power sensor AON mode, and the same as Apple, equipped with a co-processor - C2 co-processor, theoretically can make the "Huangshan 2" overall power consumption by 50%.
It is understood that last month has been successful flow of film, the first half of next year will see equipped with "Huangshan 2" new smart phone surface market. And the next generation of "Huangshan 3", the design has been carried out.
Huami, who already owns a self-developed 2.0 AI chip, is the most beautiful player in the field, and is destined for a more relaxed and imaginative development path.
▌Five AI bio-data engines concurrently, benefiting every user
With the Huami smartwatch, we may have some of these actions and habits of use: 3-step operation can be a minute to measure their own electrocardiograms; lift the hand to look at the heart rate of the moment; wake up and check the sleep quality of the night; exercise without having to set up again, the heart rate of the night, and the sleep quality of the night, and the sleep quality of the night, and the sleep quality of the night.
Specifically, the second generation of the heart data AI bio-engine RealBeats? 2 was released, with 1.87x more effective AF monitoring at night and 6.64x more effective AF monitoring during the day than its predecessor.
Through 2 years of continuous exploration, Huami Technology launched its self-developed AI bio-engine for blood oxygen data, OxygenBeats?, which enabled the measurement success rate to reach 100%.
Huami Technology also released a new sleep data AI bio-engine, SomnusCare?, which has a sleep data detection accuracy of over 80%.
The new ExerSense?-based AI recognition engine for human activity patterns based on sports big data, matches sports models in real time, and ultimately is able to intelligently determine the user's current sports patterns without the need for tedious manual operation.
Based on the same intelligent concept, the human health assessment system huami-PAI? helps users intelligently grasp the amount of daily exercise, creating a set of absolutely personalized health assessment system for each user.
Five bio-data engines, RealBeats, OxygenBeats, SomnusCare, ExerSense, and huami-PAI, work in tandem to ensure high quality and precision every time.
According to Huang Wang, these algorithms are used from the cheapest smartwatch to the most expensive smartwatch, "without sacrificing the right of any user to pursue health." Through continuous iterative upgrades, users will also enjoy the most advanced technological achievements and experience.
▌ Key Role: Optical Sensors for Bio-Tracking
With algorithms, and massive amounts of accurate data generated by hundreds of millions of its own devices, there is another important job for a company like Huami, which is based on big health data and AI, to collect the sensors for the data.
The scope of digitization is special in the age of artificial intelligence, essentially sensors and actuators, is the digital world, the physical world and the biological world into one.
And so there is the BioTracker 2, arguably the world's most powerful wearable optical human sensor, through which data collection from exercise, sleep, heart rate, blood oxygen, and personal health assessment systems, to name just a few of these biodata engines, can be supported.
The five AI bio-data engines, optical sensors, and the powerful and very low-power Huangshan 2 AI chip have a complete AI health management platform that makes up the new health infrastructure platform characterized by Huami.
"I believe that we will reconstruct the global healthcare industry in the future through this complete set of AI," Huang Wang finally emphasized.
Just as Tesla had a disruptive achievement because it had its own algorithms, data, and chips. Huami, inevitably, one day, all of its capabilities suddenly matured and exploded with its ultimate perfection.
What comes to mind when you think of the Artificial Intelligence Institute?
The inescapable Microsoft Research Asia, Baidu Research Institute, Alibaba AI Lab, Kuangwei AI Research Institute ...... on the one hand, is a proof of its own AI capabilities and strength, in addition to being a legendary presence, providing future-oriented exploration for the development of its own AI business.
Being a key node in the field of medical and health care with AI deep plowing, we also see such an action: the establishment of the Huami AI Research Institute at the right time.
The Huami AI Research Institute will be dedicated to the core technology innovation of AI related to health big data, and explore the vertical application of AI in the wearable field.
In addition, and Zhong Nanshan academician team of wrist intelligent wearable joint laboratory, and China Athletics Association of track and field sports joint laboratory, as well as and the Advanced Technology Research Institute of the University of Science and Technology of the brain-machine intelligence joint laboratory, three high-powered external scientific research power, but also become the exploration of health care and health of the strong intellectual support.
It's worth noting that we'll soon be able to experience a watch that allows us to communicate and talk with our voices, making it easier for us to accomplish sports and health tasks. This experience is reached precisely because Huami has reached a strategic cooperation with intelligent voice unicorn Yun Zhisheng.
It is this luxurious collection of intellectual resources that maximizes Huami's vision and imagination for the future.
There is a point of view that the creation of large-scale value depends on the combination of innovation.
A mouthful of release "Huangshan 2" chip, 5 AI bio-engine and the establishment of AI Research Institute, how did Huami achieve this high-intensity continuous technical innovation combination and breakthrough?
Dr. Wang Kongqiao, vice president of Huami Technology and director of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, answered Xinmang X question and gave this answer: first of all, it is the thirst for innovation, smart wearable as the closest electronic products, it is easy to capture health data from the human body, which is very appealing to scientific researchers.
In addition, a group of experienced research young people, innovation power is very strong, so that from the patent point of view and algorithm development speed in the industry are very fast.
"Not to do everything the best, but the key technology is absolutely hardcore, the world is absolutely leading."
It is these innovations, sustained at scale, that drive the creation of massive value.
"Last December, the company set its mission as: technology to connect health. At that time, we originally thought that the popularization of health awareness among the general public should be a very long and distant thing, but no one expected to go to practice the company's mission of the moment to come so fast, so urgent!" This is Huang Wang's latest view on the impact of the epidemic.
The major factor in changing society is the "black swan event", which is small in probability and high in impact. The role of the black swan event is to "allow new habits to be formed in a short period of time". Concepts that took a long time to be accepted are instantly accepted.
This makes the mission focus on health, after the Huami achieved a great recognition of the majority of consumers. On the one hand, spared no effort to fight the epidemic at the same time, the business performance during the epidemic against the trend of growth.
Huami spared no effort in the fight against the epidemic, professional and efficient corporate social responsibility, the total amount of donations **** reached 11.5 million yuan.
In the first quarter of 2020, Huami's smartwatches shipped 980,000 globally, a year-on-year increase of 80.2%. For the first time in the global smartwatch market, it entered the top 5. Q1 revenue reached a record 1.08 billion yuan, making it the company's highest revenue ever for the first quarter of a year, up 36% year-on-year.
A series of report card, and by the epidemic people's health awareness of the health industry more vigorous demand and cognition, so that the mission of Huami technology to connect the health of more clear and firm.
Technology is always the most durable and powerful driver of innovation. As we mentioned at the beginning of this article, huge new opportunities usually come from technological innovation that creates new markets.
With a full set of AI products and capabilities that match the attributes of healthcare and its own characteristics, Huami Technology is truly and effectively participating in building a global health ecosystem, creating huge opportunities, exploding the value of technology, and being the most trusted partner of users.