Baidu, China's search engine and artificial intelligence champion, said its AI-enabled voice assistant and smart speaker system will power voice recognition across a wider range of household appliances made by Midea, one of China’s largest home appliance manufacturers, as connected technologies move into more areas of everyday life in China.
Currently, users can already use Baidu’s Xiaodu voice command system to control Midea appliances in 15 categories, including rice cookers, heaters and air conditioners, the companies said in a joint press release on June 1.