A virtual assistant who can understand Vietnamese, call a taxi, search for clinics and track routes now exists. This mobile app allows users to have an assistant without having to pay their salary. Eight months after being launched, the mobile app VAV, developed by students from the University of Engineering and Technology has gotten over 160,000 downloads.
“There are quite a few virtual assistant apps in the market, including Siri, Google Now or Cortana, but most of them are in English or other languages. It is sure that a mobile app developed by Vietnamese will serve Vietnamese people better”, said Vuong Thi Hai Yen - a student of University of Engineering and Technology, Vietnam National University.
In addition to a mobile app, voice command function can also be applied in public places, including museums and airports. A robot capable of interacting with humans through voices can quickly help solve the problem.
“The main challenge facing us is noise. There is a lot of noise in public places so we have to make sure the robot can differentiate voices”, said Nguyen Dang Khoa - Mica International Research Institute of Hanoi University of Science & Technology.
In the field of search and rescue, voice-commanded robots are quite effective in places where humans have limited access. Applying voice command functions is now becoming a new trend in the technology sector.
