Vice President Hsiao Meiqin visited the Taichung AI Application Exhibition, emphasizing the promotion of dual-use innovation in national defense

Vice President Hsiao Meiqin visited the Taichung AI Application and Smart Manufacturing Exhibition and the National Defense and Military-Civil General Technology Theme Pavilion today. Accompanied by He Xinchun, the Democratic Progressive Party’s Taichung mayoral candidate, she visited drones, advanced firearms, and Taiwan’s first fully Taiwan-made robot dog with an all-non-red supply chain. "Taiwan Dog", Hsiao Meiqin emphasized that the government attaches great importance to precision machinery, machine tools, and AI-related industrial applications in Taichung. How to integrate traditional and emerging industries and promote innovation in national defense, military and civilian dual-use, and civilian applications are all important directions in the future. We are also looking forward to seeing "Taiwan Native Dog".

Xiao Meiqin said that precision machinery, machine tools, and AI applications in Taichung are all industrial fields that the government attaches great importance to. Today, we especially want to learn about the transformation of traditional industries and the development of new industries. How to better integrate industries and promote innovation in national defense, military and civilian applications, and civilian applications are all important directions in the future.

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Today, Xiao Meiqin visited the unmanned aerial vehicle of the National Sun Yat-sen Institute of Science, the advanced firearms of the Manufacturing Center of the Armament Administration of the Ministry of National Defense, and French military and civilian equipment.

Xiao Meiqin especially learned about the fully Taiwan-made robot dog "Taiwan Dog" independently developed by Jiasheng Electric and Baojiacheng Industrial. From the core joint module, mechanism design to the entire machine assembly, it was all independently developed by the team. It can be said that it was 100% conceived, developed and produced in Taiwan. She cheered for the R&D and production team to work hard for Taiwan's AI and manufacturing.

Wu Mingxi, chairman of Baojiacheng, said that all the design, manufacturing and parts of Taiwanese Dogs are made and assembled in Taiwan, and do not use any components from the red supply chain. The company insists on independently developing key components, investing fully and improving them. In the future, Taiwanese Dogs will be able to carry out inspections, transportation, and various delicate tasks.

Liao Renrui, deputy general manager of Jia Sheng Motor, pointed out that Taiwan Tugo has 12 key modules, which are integrated with planetary reducers, motors, and drive boards, and are condensed to a very small size. The modules have begun mass production, and the maximum instantaneous torque of a single joint can reach 250 N·m. The development goals are jumping, 30 kg load capacity, and complex terrain movement, and it continues to develop in the direction of smart inspection, special environment operations, and defense-related applications.

Liao Renrui further said that the advantage of Taiwan's robot dogs is not only that they have a larger load capacity, unlike Chinese robot dogs that are only used for performances, but are being developed for industrial and military purposes, and the price will be more competitive in the future.