AI Robotics development center inaugurated in Tainan

AI Robotics development center inaugurated in Tainan

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The AI Robotics Innovation and Development Center was inaugurated in Tainan on Tuesday, on the southern campus of the Industrial Technology Research Institute, or ITRI. The ceremony was led by Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim and several ministers. They were led to a shop that featured an automated ramen-making system as an example of an integrated smart robotics to be developed by the new center. Hsiao joked that she’d hoped she would actually get a bowl of noodles next time she visited. The new AI robotics R&D center marks a milestone -- Taiwan’s Ten AI Initiatives Promotion Plan, which the vice president said is a key step in strengthening the power of the nation.

The AI Robotics Innovation and Development Center was inaugurated at the ITRI Southern Region Campus, in Tainan, under the auspices of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the National Development Council and the National Science and Technology Council. With ITRI Chair Wu Tsung-tsong, Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Ho Chin-tsang and others, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim led the ceremony to witness the birth of this milestone project under the country’s Ten AI Initiatives Promotion Plan.

Hsiao Bi-khim
Vice President
A mastery of smart robotics technology is key for Taiwan in maintaining its edge in international tech competitions. It’s also indispensable for us in bolstering social resilience and strengthening national power.

Ho Chin-tsang
Ministry of Economic Affairs
More crucially, it serves to implement Taiwan’s Ten AI Initiatives Promotion Plan, advancing Taiwan from a manufacturer of AI chips to a powerhouse in comprehensive AI applications.

The new R&D center focuses on applications across four key sectors: healthcare, logistics, food services and disaster response, demonstrating the versatility of AI-powered robotics while also offering solutions for labor shortage.

Wu Tsung-tsong
ITRI Chair
The new AI robotics center supports this mission of realizing investments of AI in our daily lives. That will be a boon to Taiwanese industries, as well as global industries.

The vice president examines a demonstration for an automated ramen shop. She jokes that she’d hoped for an actual bowl of noodles.

Hsiao Bi-khim
Vice President
Congratulations on the opening of the ramen shop. Too bad I didn’t get a taste. I hope that next time when I’m back in Liujia—I’ve become a frequent traveler to Liujia and Shalun—next time I’ll get a full experience.

The newly established AI Robotics Innovation and Development Center aims to consolidate Taiwan’s strengths in chip manufacturing, information and communications technology and precision manufacturing, and turn the country into a key exporter of integrated AI systems.

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智慧機器人研發中心成立蕭美琴:強化國力必經之路

2026-05-20

「台灣智慧機器人創新與應用研發中心」，週二在工研院台南六甲院區成立，副總統蕭美琴特別南下出席成立大會。蕭美琴參觀了無人麵店之後，開玩笑說，沒有試吃到麵，希望下次來能吃到。她也表示，台灣在科技產業傲視全球，發展智慧機器人不僅能解決產業缺工的問題，更將會是台灣「強化國力的必經之路。」

由經濟部、國發會、國科會共同打造的「智慧機器人創新與應用研發中心」，在工研院台南六甲院區成立，副總統蕭美琴與工研院董事長吳政忠、經濟部次長何晉滄等人共同主持成立儀式，見證台灣邁向AI新十大建設的關鍵里程碑。

[[副總統蕭美琴]]
“要能夠掌握智慧機器人這項技術，是台灣在國際科技競賽當中保持優勢的關鍵，那更是我們厚植社會韌性，強化國力的必經之路。”

[[經濟部次長何晉滄]]
“更重要的是落實台灣AI新10大建設，讓台灣從AI的晶片製造王國，邁向AI全方位應用的一個大國的關鍵的一步。”

「智慧機器人研發中心」聚焦在醫療照顧、物流倉儲、餐飲服務及巡檢救災四大領域，展現各種機器人應用的不同可能性，替全球解決產業缺工難題。

[[工研院董事長吳政忠]]
“智慧機器人中心就負有這樣的任務，必須要把這個AI的投資，透過實體把它展現到我們的生活裡面，那個才是可以幫台灣的產業賺錢，也幫全世界的產業賺錢。”

蕭美琴參觀了無人化拉麵店，看著機器人自動操作煮麵，但只有機器示範，而沒有真的煮麵，讓蕭美琴感到可惜。

[[副總統蕭美琴]]
“雖然今天是恭賀麵店開幕，不過今天都沒試吃到啦，還沒，那也希望下一次來到六甲，我已經成為六甲跟沙崙的常客，有機會能夠真正的體驗。”

台灣有傲視全球的半導體、資通訊跟精密製造，智慧機器人研發中心的成立，讓台灣在硬體製造大國之外，再成為智慧系統整合的關鍵輸出國。

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