Hong Kong’s first international application training ground for embodied intelligence opens

China News Service, Hong Kong, October 15th. Hong Kong's first international application training ground for embodied intelligence (hereinafter referred to as the "training ground") officially opened on the 15th. It aims to create an innovation base integrating technology research and development, model training, system verification and scenario testing, and promote humanoid robots and embodied intelligence technology from the laboratory research and development stage to large-scale industrial application.

The training ground was established by the Hong Kong Industrial Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Research and Development Center (FLAIR) under the Hong Kong Productivity Council. In the first phase, it brought together 7 technology partners and 8 international scenario partners, covering areas such as industrial manufacturing, smart logistics, retail services, inspection and maintenance, and public services.

Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Hong Kong SAR Government, said in his speech that humanoid robots and embodied intelligence are the key frontiers of a new round of technological innovation and have great potential to transform industrial operation models and enhance and generate new productivity. Hong Kong has a deep foundation in basic scientific research, has R&D personnel with rich experience in international scientific research cooperation, and is well connected with international markets and standards. It has ideal conditions for technology testing, verification and commercialization. It is expected that through this training ground, more successful cases of global applications will be promoted and new momentum will be injected into new industrialization.

Sun Dong said that the SAR government will continue to support the development of artificial intelligence in terms of research and development, funding and infrastructure. The Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Institute will be put into operation this year, and an additional HK$1 billion will be injected into the artificial intelligence funding plan. It is expected to launch a HK$10 billion Innovation and Technology Industry Guidance Fund within the year to guide market capital to invest in sectors such as artificial intelligence and robotics.

Joseph Chan, Chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, said that the key to the development of embodied intelligence lies in whether robots can truly adapt to different scenarios and create actual value through continuous learning and training. The training ground will extend relevant research and development capabilities to real application environments, allowing technical solutions to be trained, verified and optimized in Hong Kong, and gradually move toward industrialization and internationalization.

It is reported that FLAIR will design testing frameworks and evaluation standards based on the needs of different industries, and conduct evaluations from dimensions such as operational accuracy, execution efficiency, system stability, autonomous completion rate, safety performance, and environmental adaptability, to establish an objective benchmark for technology maturity and assist the industry in reducing deployment risks. At the same time, the training ground will take advantage of Hong Kong's international advantages, simulate actual work scenarios introduced into different countries and regions, provide a cross-regional testing environment for embodied intelligent technologies, and help companies accelerate the entry of products into mainland China and overseas markets.