System alert: AI tech helps attendees in distress

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre enhances visitor safety with AI alert system in toilets.

The AI Life Sense Alert System sends an alarm via hand-held devices within five seconds to give quick help if an accident is detected.
The AI Life Sense Alert System sends an alarm via hand-held devices within five seconds to give quick help if an accident is detected.

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) is taking visitor safety to the next level with the installation of the AI Life Sense Alert System in its toilets. The system, set to be completed by the end of this month for 61 toilets, uses artificial intelligence to detect distress signals and provide timely assistance to attendees in need.

Monica Lee-Müller, managing director at HKCEC, emphasised the importance of upgrading the centre's hardware and software to enhance visitor safety. “We have taken the precautionary move to introduce the AI Life Sense Alert System so that our staff can provide timely assistance to visitors in distress during an emergency. The key is to reach the visitors in need as soon as possible so as not to miss the golden hour between life and death,” she said.

The AI Life Sense Alert System, which has already been introduced in public hospitals, can detect a toilet user’s posture (active or static; seated or lying down) and collect motion value for AI-enabled analysis to identify if a fall or accident has taken place, or the toilet user has become motionless.

In the event of an identified accident, the system will send out an alert within five seconds via hand-held devices such as mobile phones or tablets. Staff will be able to locate the toilet and get there speedily. At the same time, the security control room will also receive the alert to allow for rapid additional manpower deployment. The system will provide help to visitors in need within the critical life-saving golden timeframe.

The system also offers humidity, temperature and air quality readings, which helps to monitor the environment in the toilets and adjustment of cleaning frequency to improve visitor experience and efficiency.

HKCEC has been adopting the application of AI and robotics to enhance its operations and service. Besides offering 5G service with 100% coverage across the entire 306,000 sqm space, HKCEC has introduced 5G smart security robots and smart cleaning robots as part of its water conservation features.