Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
05/21/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/21/2026 03:45
MOEA Establishes AI Robotics Innovation & Development Center Focusing on Healthcare, Logistics, Food Services, and Disaster Response to Strengthen Core Competitiveness in Robotics
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced today (May 19) the official opening of the AI Robotics Innovation & Development Center (ARIDC) at the Industrial Technology Research Institute's (ITRI) Liuja Campus. Jointly established by the MOEA, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), and the National Development Council (NDC), the center focuses on integrating and validating critical smart robotics technologies. It will actively target four major application sectors: healthcare, logistics, food services, and disaster response, aiming to become a pivotal hub connecting international startups with domestic industries and research institutions to expand Taiwan's robotics ecosystem. By linking the NSTC's National Intelligent Robotics Research Center in Shalun and the intelligent robotics industry cluster in Liuying, the new facility will form Tainan's "AI Industry Golden Triangle," boosting competitiveness and helping Taiwanese suppliers secure a vital position in the global robotics supply chain.
Ho Chin-tsang, Political Deputy Minister of the MOEA, stated that following the Executive Yuan's approval of the Intelligent Robotics Industry Promotion Program under the New Ten Major AI Constructions initiative, the Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT) allocated NT$3 billion over four years to support ITRI in building this national-level center.
The facility is designed around three strategic pillars. First, it targets four vertical sectors-healthcare, logistics, food services, and disaster response-providing developers with system integration, AI perception, critical module development, and site validation capabilities. This will strengthen core software-hardware systems and simulation platforms for service robots, shortening the path from lab to market.
Second, the center engages industry partners from the early stages of technology and business development, accelerating commercialization.
Third, by integrating key technologies and linking the Liuja and Shalun campuses, it assists companies with customized site validation and optimization to accelerate product launches, enabling Taiwanese firms to transition from component suppliers to comprehensive solution providers.
The center leverages ITRI's deep R&D capabilities, positioning demonstration sandboxes and startup incubation as core missions. It offers robust validation and testing environments to help startups and small and medium-sized enterprises commercialize technologies. It also serves as an accelerator, providing dedicated incubation spaces and high-end GPU computing power capable of executing multiple complex simulations, including Universal Scene Description (USD) frameworks, real-time ray-tracing rendering, and intricate digital twin physics modeling. In business operations, the accelerator provides team formation, commercial strategy development, market positioning, and connections with corporate investors and National Development Fund (NDF) venture capital resources, helping local startups scale into mid- to large-sized enterprises.
The MOEA has long invested scientific resources to drive technological R&D and industrial transformation in southern Taiwan. Through ITRI's Southern Region Campus, the ministry established a laser R&D base and established the Southern Taiwan Innovation Park, helping more than 400 local companies upgrade their technology and develop compound semiconductor capabilities over the past three years. Building on this foundation, the new center focuses on AI and smart robotics to create an innovation ecosystem collaboration. By connecting Tainan's Shalun facility and the Liuying cluster into the "AI Industry Golden Triangle," it will integrate components, AI models, and complete system services. This will foster collaboration among industry, academia, and research, accelerate mass production, strengthen the localization of R&D takes root in southern Taiwan for balanced regional development, and continuously promote high-quality "Made in Taiwan" smart robotics solutions to strengthen Taiwan's role in the global AI supply chain.
Ho Chin-tsang, Political Deputy Minister of the MOEA, stated that following the Executive Yuan's approval of the Intelligent Robotics Industry Promotion Program under the New Ten Major AI Constructions initiative, the Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT) allocated NT$3 billion over four years to support ITRI in building this national-level center.
The facility is designed around three strategic pillars. First, it targets four vertical sectors-healthcare, logistics, food services, and disaster response-providing developers with system integration, AI perception, critical module development, and site validation capabilities. This will strengthen core software-hardware systems and simulation platforms for service robots, shortening the path from lab to market.
Second, the center engages industry partners from the early stages of technology and business development, accelerating commercialization.
Third, by integrating key technologies and linking the Liuja and Shalun campuses, it assists companies with customized site validation and optimization to accelerate product launches, enabling Taiwanese firms to transition from component suppliers to comprehensive solution providers.
The center leverages ITRI's deep R&D capabilities, positioning demonstration sandboxes and startup incubation as core missions. It offers robust validation and testing environments to help startups and small and medium-sized enterprises commercialize technologies. It also serves as an accelerator, providing dedicated incubation spaces and high-end GPU computing power capable of executing multiple complex simulations, including Universal Scene Description (USD) frameworks, real-time ray-tracing rendering, and intricate digital twin physics modeling. In business operations, the accelerator provides team formation, commercial strategy development, market positioning, and connections with corporate investors and National Development Fund (NDF) venture capital resources, helping local startups scale into mid- to large-sized enterprises.
The MOEA has long invested scientific resources to drive technological R&D and industrial transformation in southern Taiwan. Through ITRI's Southern Region Campus, the ministry established a laser R&D base and established the Southern Taiwan Innovation Park, helping more than 400 local companies upgrade their technology and develop compound semiconductor capabilities over the past three years. Building on this foundation, the new center focuses on AI and smart robotics to create an innovation ecosystem collaboration. By connecting Tainan's Shalun facility and the Liuying cluster into the "AI Industry Golden Triangle," it will integrate components, AI models, and complete system services. This will foster collaboration among industry, academia, and research, accelerate mass production, strengthen the localization of R&D takes root in southern Taiwan for balanced regional development, and continuously promote high-quality "Made in Taiwan" smart robotics solutions to strengthen Taiwan's role in the global AI supply chain.
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