Robot dogs, smart glasses... These cool artificial intelligence products are independently developed and produced by enterprises in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The "2024 Zhejiang Province Artificial Intelligence Industry Development Report" released recently shows that in Hangzhou, there are currently more than 560 artificial intelligence companies, accounting for more than half of Zhejiang Province.

Artificial intelligence application scenarios are increasing

This B2-W industrial wheeled foot robot dog was independently developed by a technology company in Hangzhou. It weighs about 75 kg, has a maximum movement speed of 20km/h, and can reach 50km under a 40kg load condition. It can also wading and running, completing difficult movements such as side flips, 360° jumping and rotating.

The R&D company of this AR smart glasses is also in Hangzhou. With the support of optical waveguide technology, it displays a clear virtual interface through transparent lenses to achieve the information superimposed display effect. It can also be combined with software and AI according to customer needs, and customized training courses can be combined with assisted teaching.

Central Station reporter Liao Wang: In the past, when we encountered language problems, we might need to take out our mobile phone to query and translate. Now there is such a smart AR glasses. Wearing it can present the real-time translation results in front of you, allowing for barrier-free communication. And glasses like this are particularly lightweight, and wearing them is no different from wearing ordinary glasses.

Scientific research empowers corporate innovation

Government promotes development

To realize more application scenarios of artificial intelligence, it is not only necessary to prepare hardware, but also to make breakthroughs in scientific research. In Hangzhou, a number of scientific models developed by Zhijiang Laboratory and other basic scientific research institutions have been put into use one after another to empower industrial development.

Walking into Zhijiang Laboratory in Yuhang District, Hangzhou, researchers are using a big model of earth science developed by the laboratory for research and gaining a batch of new scientific research results. The big model they used integrates research tools such as geological map interpretation and generation, knowledge map construction, etc., providing full-process service support for scientific research.

Wang Tao, Deputy Director of the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences: Propose a new understanding of the resource distribution laws of our minerals. It provides a new basis for us to find strategic minerals and huge mines.

In addition to the field of geology, the researchers of Zhijiang Laboratory have successively launched more than a dozen large models from May 2024 to the present, covering multiple fields such as astronomy and materials science.

Xue Guirong, technical chief of the general department of the Science Basic Model of Zhijiang Laboratory: Because most of the models outside now prefer liberal arts students, they can write poetry and essays. But we are scientifically studying these scenarios, hoping that it can help us engage in scientific exploration and scientific research like AI scientists.

From 2023 to 2025, the Hangzhou Municipal Government has successively issued a number of artificial intelligence industry policies, promoting the innovative development of Hangzhou's artificial intelligence industry through various means such as giving rewards and subsidies, building characteristic parks, and attracting and cultivating high-end talents.

Cai Rong, Director of the Artificial Intelligence Industry Department of Hangzhou Economic and Information Bureau: By 2026, Hangzhou's artificial intelligence industry strives to become a national computing power cost depression, a city with the best model ecology, and a highland for the development of the artificial intelligence industry, and at the same time, it drives the development of the real economy and other industries through artificial intelligence.