By LIA ZHU and CHELSEA GE in Las Vegas |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2026-01-11 07:59
Hong Kong’s rising expertise sector made a robust presence at this yr’s Consumer Electronics Show, showcasing the town’s analysis and improvement capabilities in rising applied sciences, similar to synthetic intelligence and robotics.
The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) and Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) led a delegation of 61 firms to the annual expertise showcase on Jan 6-9, establishing a Hong Kong Tech Pavilion that featured improvements in superior supplies and sustainable expertise, AI and information, digital transformation, electronics and robotics, and life and well being sectors.
Among the standout shows was Widemount Dynamics Tech’s AI-driven sensible firefighting robotic, which earned CES’s 2026 Best of Innovation award. The autonomous system is able to navigating smoke-filled environments with out GPS or imaginative and prescient programs whereas figuring out burning supplies, choosing applicable extinguishing brokers in actual time, and suppressing the hearth.
“The robot can detect a fire, pinpoint its location, and suppress it without human control. That means it can intervene at an early stage and help reduce losses,” Zhang Yuxin, co-founder of Widemount Dynamics Tech, advised China Daily.
The improvement emerged from intensive consultations with firefighters who expressed the necessity for extra highly effective instruments leveraging rising applied sciences. Unlike present firefighting robots that require human operation, Zhang stated their product achieves full autonomy all through all the firefighting course of.
“Many companies are working on robotics and AI, but our focus is on reducing injuries and preventing loss of life by providing stronger protection for firefighters and the public,” Zhang stated. The firm plans to broaden the expertise’s functions to forest and wildland fires, broadening its vary of deployment eventualities.
The delegation additionally featured Robocore Technology’s “Temi” robotic, which supplies sensible options throughout healthcare, hospitality and retail sectors. The compact, autonomously navigating robotic has discovered explicit success in crowded hospital settings and affected person wards.
“On the software side, the entire platform is open source, which means any Android application can be integrated and run well on it. Because of this openness, compared with many of our peers, I think it offers greater flexibility,” stated Shawn Huang, Robocore’s chief advertising officer.
The robotic allows telemedicine functions the place medical doctors can present consultations remotely, with physicians staying of their workplaces whereas consulting sufferers in different cities by the robotic interface. The system may also serve buying malls, colleges, museums and exhibition halls.
“Because it is small in size, it is especially suitable for environments that are crowded and complex, which makes it effective for our customers,” Huang stated.
Huang stated that technological development alone is not ample for achievement. “As a technology company, we know that the AI and robotics industries are developing extremely fast, almost changing day by day, and we see new products emerging all the time,” he stated. “But I believe that we cannot focus on advancing technology alone. We should pay more attention to how to apply the technology in real life, so that high-tech products can better serve more traditional industries.”
The Hong Kong startups are leveraging CES as a platform to entry abroad markets whereas demonstrating their analysis and improvement strengths. Terry Wong, CEO of HKSTP, highlighted Hong Kong’s strategic place within the world expertise panorama.
“Tech has no boundaries. Asia is becoming a very strong driving force in technology, particularly in China. Hong Kong plays a very unique role, as a bridge between East and West and Hong Kong traditionally has a strong international network and understanding,” Wong advised China Daily.
Wong additionally harassed the dedication to driving future innovation and showcasing Hong Kong’s technological capabilities by worldwide boards like CES by leveraging the town’s assets in analysis and improvement, expertise pool and funding capital.