Real estate robots could form an integral part of the global real estate industry in the future, reports New Straits Times (10 May 2018). In a bid to assist international real estate agents who face a language barrier with China homebuyers, Chinese real estate portal Juwai.com and Macau-based artificial intelligence developer Singou have teamed up to launch a Mandarin-speaking robot named Butler 1 that will be distributed worldwide. “Imagine yourself as a real estate agent who do not speak Mandarin. What do you do when a Mandarin-speaking buyer comes into your showroom? In the past, you might have lost that buyer. With Butler 1, you can give that buyer a feeling of being welcomed and understood," said Carrie Law, CEO of Juwai.com.
