TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Taiwan's premier automation exhibition achieved unprecedented scale Wednesday (Aug. 20) as Automation Taipei unveiled a record-breaking 4,500 exhibition booths at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (台北南港展覽館), drawing over a thousand participating companies. Global technology powerhouses, including Apple, NVIDIA, Google, Tesla, and Amazon, descended upon the venue, seeking strategic partnerships in artificial intelligence, robotics and competitive positioning for mass production opportunities. The massive gathering represents Taiwan's growing prominence as a critical hub for advanced manufacturing and AI-driven automation technologies.
NVIDIA's technology partners mesmerized exhibition attendees with sophisticated humanoid robots and advanced dual-arm robotic systems showcasing cutting-edge artificial intelligence capabilities. One remarkable demonstration featured a robot with ultra-vision technology that precisely identified and retrieved a specific pair of contact lenses from multiple options. Zhong Yu-xiu (鍾毓修), senior associate manager at Solomon AI, highlighted the dramatically enhanced computing performance achieved through NVIDIA's AGX Thor processor and VLA AI model integration.
Aurotek Corporation (和椿科技) presented four sophisticated humanoid robots engineered to replicate human hand movements with remarkable precision for industrial material handling applications. Chang Yi-sheng (張以昇), vice chairman of Aurotek, observed that these humanoid robots demonstrate exceptional potential for seamless integration into everyday workplace environments and residential settings. The advanced robotic systems directly address critical labor shortage challenges plaguing various vertical industries across Taiwan's manufacturing sector.
Techman Robot (達明機器人) COO Huang Shih-jung (黃識忠) emphasized their humanoid robots' NVIDIA AI integration, which reduces training time by 90 percent. The executive explained that AI technology can expand operational data from 10 demonstration sessions, enabling precise movement adjustments. Industry experts anticipate explosive growth, with TrendForce projecting the market will reach $2 billion (around NT$60.8 billion) by 2027 with 154 percent annual growth.