Discerning attendees at the most recent edition of Nepcon Nagoya, a major Japanese biannual electronics exhibition, no doubt came away with a fairly firm grasp of the key automation, robotics and smart technology trends that are set to reshape their respective sectors in the year to come. More
A feast of innovations on display at the 39th HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition) early this month conjured up images of 2020s dwellings – 5G-driven smart homes where robot butlers switch from being paramedics to running 3D printers that can create anything from a pair of slippers to a dinner plate decorated with junior’s drawings (assisted, naturally enough, by another cloud-enabled robot). More
Hong Kong, traditionally a gateway bringing goods and people to and from Mainland China, is receiving a 21st-century makeover, transforming itself into a portal for data, finance, talents and services – as well as goods. More
Enterprises in Guangdong-HK-Macau Bay Area are looking to advanced standards like Industrie 4.0 to pursue smart manufacturing and raise overall competitiveness. As Bay Area governments are collaborating in propelling industries towards the high end of the value chain, industry players can make use of Hong Kong platform and the city’s IP protection regime to find right cooperation partners to achieve higher industry standards. More
Discussions on artificial intelligence (AI) often turn into face-offs between the pros – who come up with pithy quotes of the “knowledge is power” or “data is the new oil” variety – and the cons who point to job losses and the danger of Terminator machines. More
The Fourth Industrial Revolution visited the heartlands of the First earlier this year when the Factories of the Future Expo came to Manchester, the 18th century site of the world’s initial steps towards automation and mass manufacturing. More
In line with its industrial transformation and upgrading programme, Guangdong is seeking to raise the automation level of its manufacturing and processing base. More
