GS E&C DEVELOPS AI-POWERED SMART HOME SYSTEM

GS Engineering & Construction (E&C) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered smart home system that enables residents living in the apartments it builds to remotely control internet of things (IoT) devices, the company said Sunday.

The builder introduced its smart home system called Xi AI platform as a futuristic housing management system, which utilizes big data technology to provide useful features for residents.
“Residents using the Xi AI platform can control various kinds of home appliances such as air purifiers, refrigerators, washing machines and vacuum cleaners. When residents move out, the platform orders appliances to perform various tasks such as calling on an elevator to the floor the residents are on and operating robot vacuum cleaners,” the company said.
The platform, co-developed in conjunction with its real estate development subsidiary Xi S&D, will be applied to apartments beginning 2020.
Woo Mu-hion, president of building and housing at GS E&C, said the company “will apply the AI home management system to more than 100,000 households by 2021.”

A GS E&C employee demonstrates a facial recognition door lock, one of the features provided by the company’s Xi AI platform, in this photo provided by the company.

The company added its platform also offers industry-leading security measures for residents.
“The security system of our platform is comprised of cybersecurity and physical security. For cybersecurity measures, all the telecommunications are encrypted and devices verified by the firewall system of the apartment building are authorized to be used. This is a pre-emptive move to actively respond to an increasing number of smart home cyber intrusions,” the company said.
The platform’s physical security system includes a facial recognition door lock and surveillance camera using fisheye lens to minimize blind spots.

Source: koreatimes.co.kr