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Automotive Parts and Accessory Systems R&D Centre (APAS), operating under the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC), held the "APAS R&D Centre Showcase 2018" on July 26. The opening ceremony was led by Dr David Chung, Acting Secretary for Innovation and Technology, and Mr Bryan Ha, Assistant Commissioner for Innovation and Technology (Funding Schemes). Under the theme of "Autonomous Technology Development", the event comprised a technical seminar and an exhibition of APAS latest research and development (R&D) results.
In his opening speech, Mr Willy Lin, Chairman of HKPC, highlighted the support of the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), “APAS has recently acquired its first autonomous-ready vehicle with the support of the ITC. This will serve as a R&D platform for future local development and application of autonomous technology.”
In addition to the autonomous-ready vehicle, winning projects from the 46th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva developed by APAS, including the Portable Charger Kit, Smart Safety Seat Belt, Smart Street Lamp Monitoring System, and Tail Lift Anti-trapping System plus various EV charging solutions, were also showcased.
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Mr Nicholas Yang, Secretary for Innovation and Technology, attended a press conference hosted by Non-Invasive Surgical Innovations (HK) Limited (NISI) on August 7.
At the press conference, NISI announced successful completion of a series of world-first complex abdominal and pelvic robotic surgeries performed through a natural orifice in live pigs by eminent clinical professors from Hong Kong. This was achieved by using NISI’s revolutionary surgical robotic system, allowing complex surgeries and the removal of bulky tumors via natural orifices without the need for abdominal incisions.
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Prof Joachim Hermann Ullrich, Vice-President of the International Committee of Weights and Measures (CIPM), cum President of the Consultative Committee for Units (CCU) of the CIPM and President of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), the National Metrology Institute of Germany, visited the Standards and Calibration Laboratory (SCL) on July 12.
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I&T Market Pulse |
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May 20, 2019 will make its mark in history as the memorable day of the implementation of the revised International System of Units (SI). On that day, there will be a major revision of the SI, the foundation of measurements. Four out of seven base units of the SI will be redefined based on the fundamental constants, which remove the current limitations imposed by the use of artefact standards. The change will bring significant impacts and further developments to the modern world.
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Artificially intelligent robot "Sophia" created and programmed by Hanson Robotics, a Hong Kong-based humanoid robotics company, is the first robot in the world to be recognised with a citizenship of Saudi Arabia.
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