Robots refresh tourists' experience in scenic areas

Rapid development of robotic technologies in China have enabled many scenic spots in the country to use robots to refresh and enrich tourists' experience.

The Enshi Grand Canyon in central China's Hubei Province has introduced several robot-related experiences during the May Day holiday.

At one site, the scenic area invited some 20 robot teams from universities and tech companies for races. An interactive zone is also set up for tourists to tentatively control the robots to perform various missions.

The Enshi Grand Canyon also uses robot dogs for other tasks. For one thing, the mechanic dogs have replaced porters to carry supplies and garbage, which has become another "landscape" in the scenic area.

"Now with the robot dogs, it's convenient to carry things, not to say they save the labor," said a porter at the scenic spot.

Like many other mountain parks in the country, the Enshi Grand Canyon also offers AI-enhanced exoskeleton robots for rent.

Exoskeleton robots help tourists climb faster while saving physical ordeal, making mountain climbing a much more pleasant and relaxed experience for tourists.

"I climbed up here pretty easily, but climbing up on my own could be really tough. Wearing this feels like I'm not walking on my own; it's like someone is helping me walk," said a tourist at the Enshi Grand Canyon.

The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Friday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.34 percent to 98.982 at 15:00 (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1606 dollars from 1.1583 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound added to 1.34 dollars from 1.3328 U.S. dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 157.74 Japanese yen, lower than 157.77 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar decreased to 0.777 Swiss francs from 0.7827 Swiss francs, and it declined to 1.3596 Canadian dollars from 1.3697 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar dropped to 9.1855 Swedish Kronor from 9.2657 Swedish Kronor.