Washington: In a world suddenly fearful of touch, voice technology is getting a fresh look.

Voice-activated systems such as Google Assistant<\/a>, Amazon Alexa<\/a> and Apple's Siri<\/a> have seen strong growth in recent years, and the virus pandemic could accelerate that, analysts say.

Voice assistants are not only answering queries and shopping, but also being used for smart home control and for a range of business and medical applications which could see increased interest as people seek to limit personal contact.

\"Voice has already made significant inroads into the smart home space and voice control can mean avoiding commonly touched surfaces around the home from smartphones, to TV remotes, light switches, thermostats, door handles and more,\" said analyst Jonathan Collins of ABI Research.

The pandemic is likely to provide \"additional motivation and incentive for voice control in the home that will help drive awareness and adoption for a range of additional smart home devices and applications,\" Collins said.

ABI estimates that voice control device shipments for smart home devices hit 141 million last year, and in 2020 will grow globally by close to 30 percent.

For the broader market of voice assistants, Juniper Research estimates 4.2 billion devices in use this year, growing to 8.4 billion by 2024, with much of the interactions on smartphones.

- Smart locks, doorbells - Collins said he expected to see growing interest in smart locks and doorbells, along with other smart home systems, to eliminate the need for personal contact and face-to-face interaction as a result of the pandemic.

Avi Greengart, a technology analyst and consultant with Techsponential, said data is not yet available but that \"anecdotally, voice assistant usage is way up\" as a result of lockdowns.

Greengart said he expects a wider range of business applications for voice technologies in response to health and safety concerns.

\"Looking forward, office spaces will need move towards more touch-free controls; voice can be a solution, although motion triggers for lighting is often easier and more friction-free,\" he said.

\"However, I do expect smart speakers -- along with an emailed list of commands -- to be a common feature at hotels and other rental properties. The fewer touch points, the better.\"

- Post-pandemic outlook - Julian Issa of Futuresource Consulting said there appears to be \"an uptick in the use of voice assistants since the virus outbreak\" during the pandemic.

\"Whilst avoiding touching surfaces may play a small part in this, it is mainly due to consumers spending far more time at home with their devices,\" Issa said.

Chris Pennell, another Futuresource analyst, said he expects adoption of digital assistants is likely to accelerate, \"especially in client facing areas such as healthcare, retail and entertainment.\"

One example of this already in use is a Mayo Clinic tool using Amazon
Alexa<\/a> which allows people to assess their symptoms and access information on the virus.

Other medical applications are also in the works for voice technologies.

Veton Kepuska, a Florida Tech computer engineering professor who specializes in speech recognition technologies, is seeking to develop voice-activated medical robots that can help limit physical contact and contagion.

\"If we had this infrastructure in place, we would have been better off today,\" said Kepuska, who was spurred by the COVID-19 outbreak to seek funding for the research effort.

Kepuska said this effort could lead to a \"humanoid\" medical robot which can take over many tasks from doctors or nurses with voice interaction.

\"The pandemic has created a situation where we need to think about how to deliver services to people who need our help without putting ourselves in danger,\" he said.
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大流行给数字语音技术新的动力

语音系统,如谷歌助理,亚马逊Alexa和苹果的Siri近年来都出现强劲增长,病毒大流行可能会加速,分析家说。

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华盛顿:在这样一个世界突然害怕触碰,声音技术是新的看法。

语音系统等谷歌的助理,亚马逊Alexa和苹果的Siri近年来都出现强劲增长,病毒大流行可能会加速,分析家说。

语音助理不仅回答查询和购物,还被用于智能家居控制和一系列的业务和医疗应用程序可以看到增加利息随着人们寻求限制个人联系。

“声音已经取得了重大进展到智能家居空间和语音控制一般可以避免触及表面从智能手机在家里,电视遥控器,电灯开关,温控器,门把手,“ABI Research的分析师乔纳森•柯林斯说。

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大流行可能提供“额外的动机和激励语音控制在家里,这将有助于推动意识和采用一系列额外的智能家居设备和应用程序,”柯林斯说。

ABI估计语音控制智能家居设备的设备出货量达到1.41亿,去年全球在2020年将增长了接近30%。

大盘的语音助手,Juniper Research估计今年42亿设备使用,增长到84亿年的2024,大部分的智能手机的交互。

——智能锁、门铃——柯林斯说,他希望看到越来越多的智能锁和门铃,连同其他智能家居系统,消除需要个人面对面的接触,由于大流行。

技术分析师和顾问Avi Greengart Techsponential,数据尚未公布,但表示,“有趣,语音助理使用”的封锁。

Greengart表示,他预计更广泛的商业应用语音技术在健康和安全的担忧。

“展望未来,办公空间需要走向更多的用光来控制;声音可能是一个解决方案,尽管运动触发照明通常更容易、更无摩擦,”他说。

“不过,我希望聪明的人——连同电子邮件列表的命令是酒店和其他租赁物业的共同特征。接触点越少越好。”

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英国未来咨讯发布——流行后的前景——朱利安·伊萨说,似乎是“增加使用病毒爆发以来的语音助手”在大流行期间。

”而避免接触表面可能在这一小部分,这主要是由于消费者花更多的时间在家里和他们的设备,”伊萨说。

另一位Futuresource分析师克里斯•Pennell说,他预计采用数字助理可能会加速,“尤其是在客户面临医疗等领域,零售和娱乐。”

这已经在使用的一个例子是使用Amazon的梅奥诊所的工具亚莉克莎人们可以评估他们的症状和访问信息的病毒。

其他医学应用也适用于语音技术。

佛罗里达理工大学计算机工程教授Veton Kepuska专门从事语音识别技术,寻求开发语音医疗机器人,可以帮助限制身体接触,传染。

“如果我们有这个基础设施到位,我们今天就会更好,”Kepuska说,被COVID-19爆发促使寻求资助的研究工作。

Kepuska说这项工作可能导致“人形”医疗机器人可以接管许多任务从医生或护士的声音交互。

“大流行创造了一个情况,我们需要考虑如何提供服务的人需要我们的帮助没有让自己处于危险之中,”他说。

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Washington: In a world suddenly fearful of touch, voice technology is getting a fresh look.

Voice-activated systems such as Google Assistant<\/a>, Amazon Alexa<\/a> and Apple's Siri<\/a> have seen strong growth in recent years, and the virus pandemic could accelerate that, analysts say.

Voice assistants are not only answering queries and shopping, but also being used for smart home control and for a range of business and medical applications which could see increased interest as people seek to limit personal contact.

\"Voice has already made significant inroads into the smart home space and voice control can mean avoiding commonly touched surfaces around the home from smartphones, to TV remotes, light switches, thermostats, door handles and more,\" said analyst Jonathan Collins of ABI Research.

The pandemic is likely to provide \"additional motivation and incentive for voice control in the home that will help drive awareness and adoption for a range of additional smart home devices and applications,\" Collins said.

ABI estimates that voice control device shipments for smart home devices hit 141 million last year, and in 2020 will grow globally by close to 30 percent.

For the broader market of voice assistants, Juniper Research estimates 4.2 billion devices in use this year, growing to 8.4 billion by 2024, with much of the interactions on smartphones.

- Smart locks, doorbells - Collins said he expected to see growing interest in smart locks and doorbells, along with other smart home systems, to eliminate the need for personal contact and face-to-face interaction as a result of the pandemic.

Avi Greengart, a technology analyst and consultant with Techsponential, said data is not yet available but that \"anecdotally, voice assistant usage is way up\" as a result of lockdowns.

Greengart said he expects a wider range of business applications for voice technologies in response to health and safety concerns.

\"Looking forward, office spaces will need move towards more touch-free controls; voice can be a solution, although motion triggers for lighting is often easier and more friction-free,\" he said.

\"However, I do expect smart speakers -- along with an emailed list of commands -- to be a common feature at hotels and other rental properties. The fewer touch points, the better.\"

- Post-pandemic outlook - Julian Issa of Futuresource Consulting said there appears to be \"an uptick in the use of voice assistants since the virus outbreak\" during the pandemic.

\"Whilst avoiding touching surfaces may play a small part in this, it is mainly due to consumers spending far more time at home with their devices,\" Issa said.

Chris Pennell, another Futuresource analyst, said he expects adoption of digital assistants is likely to accelerate, \"especially in client facing areas such as healthcare, retail and entertainment.\"

One example of this already in use is a Mayo Clinic tool using Amazon
Alexa<\/a> which allows people to assess their symptoms and access information on the virus.

Other medical applications are also in the works for voice technologies.

Veton Kepuska, a Florida Tech computer engineering professor who specializes in speech recognition technologies, is seeking to develop voice-activated medical robots that can help limit physical contact and contagion.

\"If we had this infrastructure in place, we would have been better off today,\" said Kepuska, who was spurred by the COVID-19 outbreak to seek funding for the research effort.

Kepuska said this effort could lead to a \"humanoid\" medical robot which can take over many tasks from doctors or nurses with voice interaction.

\"The pandemic has created a situation where we need to think about how to deliver services to people who need our help without putting ourselves in danger,\" he said.
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