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Hong Kong vies for role in robotics boom with launch of embodied AI hub

Hong Kong vies for role in robotics boom with launch of embodied AI hub
South China Morning Post Friday 16 October 2026, 04:00 UTC By Christina Zhao 1 min read
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The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) opened the city’s first experimental hub for embodied artificial intelligence on Thursday with the participation of seven mainland and Hong Kong companies, including industry leaders Unitree Robotics and Galbot, as the city looks to carve out a role in the global robotics boom. Located at the HKPC Building in Kowloon Tong, the Embodied AI International Applications Hub, housed under the HKPC’s industrial AI and robotics centre, features simulated...

The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) opened the city’s first experimental hub for embodied artificial intelligence on Thursday with the participation of seven mainland and Hong Kong companies, including industry leaders Unitree Robotics and Galbot, as the city looks to carve out a role in the global robotics boom. Located at the HKPC Building in Kowloon Tong, the Embodied AI International Applications Hub, housed under the HKPC’s industrial AI and robotics centre, features simulated... [Image text:] GALBOT FINEF
Hong Kong (LOCATION) The Hong Kong Productivity Council (ORG) HKPC (ORG) Unitree Robotics (ORG) Galbot (PERSON) the HKPC Building (LOCATION) Kowloon Tong (LOCATION) the Embodied AI International Applications Hub (ORG) AI (ORG)
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