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Thursday 4 July 2019
ITRI to build bogie running tester for THSRC
Government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has disclosed its Mechanical and Mechatronics Research Laboratories (MMRL) will develop and establish a bogie...
Wednesday 3 July 2019
Taiwan to form blockchain alliance
Taiwan will form a blockchain alliance on July 12, looking to create an environment to help companies and developer enter the blockchain industry, a government minister has announc...
Tuesday 2 July 2019
Collaborative robots face dilemma between human safety and working speed
Demand for collaborative robots is fast growing because they are safer to human workers than conventional industrial robots. But the priority given to safety, which is restricting...
Friday 28 June 2019
Everduit offers drone as a service
Everduit Technology, a startup company engaged in software development, has introduced DaaS (drone as a service), sharing drones for short-term services, among operators of suburban...
Friday 28 June 2019
AR is friendliest interface to information: Q&A with ARPlanet CEO Jennifer Pai
ARPlanet Digital Technology, founded in 2010 as an AR startup, provides a full range of virtual and physical realities integration solutions. The company is now one of few startups...
Wednesday 26 June 2019
Taiwan government releases Chinese-language voice data to support AI development
In efforts to accelerate Chinese-language AI development in Taiwan, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) will release 400 hours of data from its AI voice databank set up...
Tuesday 25 June 2019
The future of machine economy: Q&A with IOTA Foundation co-founder Dominik Schiener and BiiLabs CEO Lman Chu
IOTA Foundation, a German blockchain NPO, announced on May 17 that it is setting aside US$2 million to set up an IOTA Ecosystem Fund to support developers. The announcement has caught...
Monday 24 June 2019
G2 and Beyond: Taiwan should target top-end manufacturing, says Katerra CEO Michael Marks
Michael E Marks, incumbent chairman of Katerra and former CEO of Flextronics has pointed out that Taiwan should focus on the manufacturing of products with premium values instead...
Monday 24 June 2019
G2 and Beyond: AI to bring biggest revolution in human history, says SoftBank founder
SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son believes artificial intelligence will bring the biggest paradigm shift in human history, revolutionize all industries.
Friday 21 June 2019
Inventec uses AI in notebook production lines
Inventec's AI R&D center, set up in 2018, has developed AI-based computer vision solutions for testing pre-installed notebook software, double-checking AOI (automatic optiacl...
Thursday 20 June 2019
Bincentive offers decentralized assets management solutions
Taiwan blockchain startup Bincentive is striving to provide investors with decentralized assets management solutions and serve as an incentivized matchmaking platform for vetted crypto...
Wednesday 19 June 2019
SPIL achieves well in applying AI to detect packaging defects
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has achieved satisfactory results from applying AI to detect defects on packaging lines following nine months of efforts, according to KH Wan,...
Tuesday 18 June 2019
Wistron uses AI in defect inspection
Wistron has adopted AI technology to inspect defects of products at three of its factories and will extend such inspection to other plants, according to company senior software manger...
Friday 14 June 2019
Yallvend smart solutions enable mobile payment at vending machines
Taiwan startup Yallvend is ready to promote its newly developed vending upgrade kits (VUK) designed to make vending machines smart and able to perform mobile payment functions, according...
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Blockchain crucial for IP assets tokenization: Q&A with Machi X CEO Leo Cheng
Innovative blockchain applications are proliferating fast to usher in huge business opportunities, and among them is the tokenization or digitalization of intellectual property (IP)...