From baseball to bandages, Taiwan innovations shine at Innotech Expo

From baseball to bandages, Taiwan innovations shine at Innotech Expo

2026-09-18

From baseball pitches to life-saving medical breakthroughs, AI and innovation are changing the game in Taiwan. At the 2026 Taiwan Innotech Expo, cutting-edge technology is moving out of the lab and into the real world. The innovative solutions were showcased at the Innovation Economy Pavilion by the Department of Industrial Technology. There’s everything from tech that tracks a baseball’s trajectory down to the centimeter, to systems that monitor dialysis in real time. Another highlight is a technology that turns shrimp and crab shells into high-tech bandages that can stop bleeding in just minutes.

Baseball legend Chang Tai-shan throws a pitch. Every move is captured by a cutting-edge system.

The “Eagle Eye” tracking system is powered by AI and high-speed cameras that follow the trajectory of each ball and pinpoint the strike-zone within a margin of error of less than 1cm. The Taiwan Innotech Expo has kicked off, and another highlight is the advances in medical technology.

- Each bar represents a different toxin.

Traditionally, the effectiveness of dialysis could only be assessed after treatment was complete. But, thanks to DiaTrack, developed by ITRI, testing time gets reduced to just 15 minutes, allowing patients to monitor dialysis quality in real time.

Chen Li-wei
Department of Industrial Technology
Regular tests performed during dialysis only measure small molecules. And every time the test is done, it takes three hours or longer to get results.

Shrimp and crab shells that would otherwise be discarded, can be turned into life-saving materials.

- There was a person from Saudi Arabia who told us, “It gets up to 50°C here, so it needs to withstand high and low temps.”

Through a technology transfer from ITRI, crustacean shells can be processed into chitosan, which is used to produce bandages that stop bleeding within just 5 minutes. The resulting dressings are so effective that they meet military standards. And even better, the process reduces waste by 60%.

Tsao Tien-min
CoreLeader Biotech
They are extremely helpful, because they transfer their highest-quality tech to manufacturers. If you don’t use the right product, just 3 minutes could mean the difference between life and death. It’s designed to be packed into wounds.

These technologies addressing real-world needs have leapt from the lab to the exhibition floor. It goes to show that innovation is no longer out of reach, but a part of our everyday lives.

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