IFA iNternational 2019 DAY 4 Edition
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TO YOU BY<br />
NEWS<br />
Taiwan Excellence always attracts a crowd at <strong>IFA</strong><br />
TAIWAN BUILDS DIGITAL<br />
BRIDGES WITH AI<br />
The Taiwan Excellence stand at <strong>IFA</strong> is a<br />
supernova of future-focused ingenuity<br />
The island nation of Taiwan, long punching above<br />
its weight in the field of consumer electronics<br />
innovation, is now using AI to bring existing<br />
technologies into the future.<br />
A revolutionary idea just<br />
a few years back, AI is<br />
now transforming our<br />
everyday life and the way<br />
we interact with technology,<br />
Prof. Dr. JhyWey Shieh,<br />
Representative of Taiwan,<br />
Taipei Representative Office<br />
in the Federal Republic<br />
of Germany said, at the<br />
Taiwan Excellence <strong>IFA</strong> press<br />
conference. ‘’Taiwan has<br />
always been at the forefront<br />
of innovative developments<br />
in the tech world, and this<br />
hasn’t changed with AI,” he<br />
said, adding that innovation is<br />
in the Taiwan DNA as a means<br />
to “break our isolation and<br />
get in touch with the world<br />
outside”.<br />
Taiwan’s plans to become<br />
the Silicon Valley of Asia is<br />
quickly being realised, the<br />
country attracting global<br />
attention as an AI innovation<br />
hub as Google, Microsoft and<br />
Nvidia set up AI research<br />
centers there. ‘’This year,<br />
23 Taiwanese companies<br />
are once again showcasing<br />
fascinating new products<br />
that will excite anyone with<br />
an interest in the newest<br />
AI developments and<br />
technologies,” Shieh said.<br />
AI is central to the<br />
development of a new<br />
generation of smart service<br />
robots. While industrial<br />
robots help improve<br />
productivity in factories,<br />
service robots interact with<br />
humans more directly, which<br />
means AI is helping them<br />
recognise and reflect human<br />
inputs such as speech or<br />
gestures. Taiwan’s New Era<br />
AI Robotic introduced its<br />
latest service robot, equipped<br />
with autonomous indoor<br />
navigation, voice interaction<br />
and facial recognition.<br />
Designed for guiding clients,<br />
real-time customer service<br />
and mobile broadcasting,<br />
the robot is suited to provide<br />
service in hospitals, hotels,<br />
banks, retail stores, airports<br />
and more.<br />
RelaJet, a Taiwanese startup<br />
founded in 2018, shows<br />
that AI can also help people<br />
to communicate better. Its<br />
R1898 hearing aid comprises<br />
a powerful, AI-driven speech<br />
and sound recognition engine<br />
that importantly isolates<br />
the voice of the person to<br />
whom the wearer is speaking<br />
in crowded situations. It<br />
can distinguish between<br />
different voices within only<br />
10 milliseconds and is able to<br />
divide and enhance them.<br />
Meanwhile, Taiwan’s<br />
HiMirror Mini Premium is<br />
a “fem tech” smart beauty<br />
mirror with intuitive touchscreen<br />
navigation. In addition<br />
to tailored skincare advice<br />
and personalised product<br />
recommendations based on<br />
skin analysis data, HiMirror<br />
is Amazon Alexa-enabled,<br />
meaning it can also be asked<br />
to check the weather, play<br />
music or report the daily<br />
news<br />
Hall 25<br />
Stand 415<br />
www.ifa-international.org <strong>IFA</strong> International • Monday 9 September <strong>2019</strong><br />
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