The world’s first AI “6S” store opened in Shenzhen on Sunday, providing integrated services for software development and hardware manufacturing, further driving the city’s efforts to become a global AI pioneer.

Located in Longgang district, its inauguration follows the opening of a similar robot “6S” store nearby just two months ago. Together, these two platforms are accelerating Shenzhen’s construction of an innovative AI ecosystem.

The AI shop undertakes six major functions: “Show”, “Sale”, “School”, “Social”, “Solution”, and “Startup”, offering comprehensive services that range from product display and sales to solution development, talent training, community building, and startup incubation.

The exhibition area showcases cutting-edge AI hardware, as well as the nation’s foremost operating systems and AI interaction technologies. With a variety of AI application experience services, the area also introduces AI hardware technological innovations.

Building on Longgang’s strong foundations in intelligent manufacturing, the shop’s production area serves as an incubation factory offering R&D support, rapid prototyping, trial production and scalable manufacturing.

With these functions, the store can streamline the entire product research and development process and facilitate AI entrepreneurship.

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It is supported by Chinese Software Developer Network, a renowned IT technology exchange platform, and Shenzhen Huaqiu Electronics, a leading distributor of electronic components.

Also on Sunday, a new industry alliance of intelligent hardware powerhouses was established across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, pledging to collaborate closely with the store.