As the Ischgl tourism expert and former TVB board member Günther Aloys is concerned about the offspring on local slopes, he is working on using robots as ski instructors in the future – also for children. But the AI project must be able to do much more than that.
Specifically, Aloys is working on what he calls a “robot girl” called “Robotics,” which could be a “new attraction for young guys.” At the same time, this “could alleviate the shortage of personnel that also occurs in the field of ski instructors,” he said. “You see it here in Ischgl and not only here: we are losing more and more children in the winter,” said Aloys. This would prevent the parents from coming, which would create a “workload problem”.
“Robotics” is intended to amuse children
“Robotics” should remedy the situation, which in addition to skiing “should have a huge range of skills,” according to a broadcast on Tuesday. “Of course she has to be able to ski and learn this. In addition, she has to use extensive knowledge à la Siri and Alexa to answer children’s questions, tell jokes and even sing. How “Robotica” handles an accident or an emergency situation was not clear from the media information.
However, Aloys concluded that the AI project had “great potential for medium-term realization” after experimenting with some projects in this area. Mentioned were high-tech ski boots or intelligent ski goggles that provide the athletes with all kinds of information. The first robot skiers have already been sent out in China, which are “technically not yet mature”, “but we all know how fast technology in general and artificial intelligence in particular is developing,” said Aloys.
Not the first sensational idea
Hotelier Aloys from Ischgl has made the headlines several times in the past with sensational tourist approaches. He is best known for bringing international stars and starlets, such as Paris Hilton, to Ischgl. He also had a business relationship with her and marketed a can of Prosecco. At the beginning of the corona pandemic, he showed little understanding of the restrictions: “It is nothing more than flu, which is not fatal for the vast majority,” Aloys told APA in March 2020.
Source: Krone
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