May 16-18: As the biggest robotics convention in Europe, Innorobo kicked off and lasted three days in Paris, France. Innorobo is fully committed to the development of innovative robotics technology, aimed at solving the current and major social challenges of today. Each year, the unique ecosystems of cutting-edge technologies and robotic inventions bring together professionals from across the sector including research labs, startups and backers of innovative projects.

For QIHAN team and Sanbot robot, it was the second most significant event in Europe since the commercial assistant robot launch in Berlin at IFA Expo last September. But the most different was, QIHAN team took more innovative solutions on top of Sanbot to Paris. Except for Smart Home solution demonstrated at the booth, MPS, specially developed for retail and hospitality chain businesses, was the most QIHAN team would like to tell the world.

Ten Wu, the European Sales Director of QIHAN Sanbot, was one of the few invitees to deliver a speech at the central stage. At the right time and right place, Ten gave a vivid introduction of MPS and demonstrated the Sanbot Store, one solution based on MPS to the offstage professional audience. Sanbot Store solution is one all-in-one typical solution based on MPS. Retailers can choose services such as special offer promotion, product introduction, entertaining buyers and receiving customers.

Ten Wu making the speech of Sanbot + MPS at the central stage

Sanbot MPS (Multi-service Platform System) is a centralized management system that enables businesses to control and monitor their working conditions of Sanbot robots in their chain store or hotel, bringing out commercial value by the personalized communications and services. The scene of packed stage and praises witnessed the professional audience’s hot interest in Sanbot MPS. MPS is a unique and significant solution for businesses in retail and hospitality industry.

At the scene, Sanbot received attentions and visits from major industries including the French telecom industry, financial, and hotel industry, etc. Not only were potential robot-using companies attracted to Sanbot, but also Sanbot’s competitors. Because of Sanbot’s outstanding performance, numerous competitors such as Pepper, Amy, Care-O-BOT, Hease came to Sanbot to learn about Sanbot.  It was a shock for both competitors and media that Sanbot’s sale quantity reached 60,000 in 2016 and the figure was reaching 100,000 very soon.

Sanbot receiving media interview

At the event, Sanbot received interactions and interviews from 18 international noble media & magazines like BBC, AP, France 2, and Euronews, etc. “That includes China-based Sanbot which is showcasing this cloud-enabled service robot, able to work in a variety of settings – from retail and hospitality, to education and healthcare.” Euronews reported.

“We are convinced that any economic player can develop great business, make healthy profits and at the same time, do good for the world, thus creating a more sustainable world through international business development,” explains Catherine Simon, Innorobo’s founder and CEO. “This applies particularly well to robotics, a General Purpose Technology that offers nearly unprecedented power to transform our society in beneficial ways.”

No matter the Smart Home solution, Sanbot Store solution based on MPS or the innovative solutions released in the future, Sanbot’s solutions are always in accordance with the concept of Robotics-as-a-Service. QIHAN offers the most proper business model with partners: Sanbot’s open API with SDK for robot solution developers and terminal solutions for terminal businesses.