Made-in-Taiwan drones are in the incubator at innovative R&D center
Made-in-Taiwan drones are in the incubator at innovative R&D center
2023-04-19
Made-in-Taiwan drones are in the incubator at an innovative center in Chiayi. It’s part of the government’s "national drone team" plan, to produce drones that will boost Taiwan’s defense capability. There are 40 different firms collaborating at the Asia UAV AI Innovation Application R&D Center. The 10-hectare site is run by Chiayi County along with National Formosa University and Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology. It’s also forging links with collaborators worldwide, in the hope of one day taking Taiwanese drones global.
This is the Asia UAV AI Innovation Application R&D Center in Chiayi’s Taibao City. It’s set to become the center of drone development in Taiwan.
Chiang Chen-wei
Chiayi County Economic Development Dept.
At first, we went to the Aeronautical Systems Division of National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, and to National Formosa University. The three parties worked together to revitalize this place. We’ve brought drone manufacturers here from the north, center and south of Taiwan, and built it up bit by bit.
The center is set in grounds of 10 hectares. Forty firms from Taiwan and abroad are already involved. They can conduct design, research and development work here, as well as assemble prototypes.
When a model is built, it’s taken straight to the center’s runway for a trial.
Hsu Hsin-sheng
A3FUNII CEO
This is a paradise! Why? Because – in my experience – we’re a small company, and our old factory was in a field. In the early days, when we’d developed a model and wanted to test it – and we make big drones – it would disturb people, disturb the neighbors. We’d get reported, and it was risky. So coming here – it’s a great location.
The government has formed the national drone team as part of its strategy to strengthen Taiwan’s asymmetric capabilities. It’s focused on domestic as well as international markets.
Chiang Chen-wei
Chiayi County Economic Development Dept.
Many manufacturers from places including the U.S., the Czech Republic, Turkey, Japan and Dubai, came here to visit and work with us. For example, a delegation from the Czech parliament came here recently, and 13 people from the aerospace delegation came too, looking for future collaboration options.
The center is building connections worldwide, in the hope that a made-in-Taiwan drone will one day come into mainstream international use.
台發展無人機產業 嘉義太保將成無人機重鎮
2023-04-19
我國強化不對戰戰力，籌組無人機國家隊，並於嘉義太保打造"亞洲AI無人機創新應用研發中心"，這裡原本是台體大校區，佔地10公頃，廢校後嘉義縣政府接手改造，目前已經有40個相關單位進駐，未來將成為台灣無人機發展重鎮。
從空中俯瞰，坐落在嘉義太保的亞洲AI無人機創新應用研發中心，未來將會是我國無人機發展重鎮。
[[嘉義縣政府經發處長 江振瑋]]
“我們一開始是找了中科院航空研究所以及虎尾科技大學，我們三方一起把這裡把它活化起來，我們也在台灣北、中、南去找相關的無人機業者進駐到這邊來，慢慢一點一滴把它建置起來”
園區總面積10公頃，目前已有國內外共40個單位進駐，業者可以在這裡進行無人機的設計研發，也可以組裝實體。
組裝完成後，直接到園區內的專用跑道試飛。
[[樂飛創新國際執行長 許新勝]]
“這是一個天堂，怎麼說，因為我們早期，如果以我的經驗來講，我們是小公司，我們以前公司的工廠是在田邊，在那邊的時候，我們研發好要做測試，我飛機又大台，那我要測試的時候，都會擾民，會擾到鄰居，就會被檢舉，而且會有風險，所以說來這邊的話，這是很好的場地”
強化不對稱戰力，政府組建無人機國家隊，除了國防內需市場，也把目光放到國際上。
[[嘉義縣政府經發處長 江振瑋]]
“之前包括像美國、捷克、土耳其、日本，還有杜拜，很多廠商到這邊來參觀合作，包括像前陣子捷克的眾議院他們有個訪問團，航太組的13個人也到這邊來，尋求相關未來後續的合作”
積極與各國接洽，盼有朝一日MIT的無人機，能被世界看見，無論軍用或民用，都躍升國際主流。
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