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What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

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How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

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Despite early traction in hardware, the startup is focused on building a full-stack robotics system that unites the “brain” and “body” of machines.

More than a hardware play: Robot Era’s founder sets the record straight on the company’s true ambitions

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What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Challenges remain, but the NEV maker sees significant upside in expanding its commercial vehicle business beyond China.

As China’s commercial vehicle market slows, Gecko Motors shifts gears abroad for growth

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How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

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What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

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Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Augmentus raises Series A+ funding, Coda to acquire Recharge, Origgin Capital debuts second fund, and more

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Robotics | KrASIA

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

From physiotherapy to industrial settings and beyond, the emergence of new use cases across various sectors is propelling exoskeleton technology on a steady course toward the mainstream.

Sci-fi no more: Exoskeletons are ready to lend humans a hand

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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The company known for cat-like robot waiters is seeking to expand its business.

China's Pudu to supply cleaning robots to Japan hotels and eateries

China&#8217;s Pudu to supply cleaning robots to Japan hotels and eateries

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Nikkei Asia

What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

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As AI becomes increasingly involved in medical decision-making, how can we ensure the protection of patient data and privacy without compromising care?

The Ethics of AI in Healthcare: Should We Trust Algorithms with Our Lives?

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RobotPlusPlus, the first Chinese company to specialize in the design and manufacture of work-at-height robots, will showcase its robot at the maritime and offshore event held in Singapore.

RobotPlusPlus to Showcase HighMate V40 Hydroblasting Robot at Sea Asia Event

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KrASIA Writers

The rise of machines threatens to disrupt the traditional workforce and upend the economy, leaving many wondering whether we're ready to adapt to this new reality.

Robots at Work: Examining the Impact of a Fully Automated Workforce on Southeast Asia’s Economy

DJI sets industry standards in drone technology, offering aerial imaging, filming solutions, and advanced flight controls for professionals and hobbyists.

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

The company’s expertise in unmanned aerial vehicles gives it an edge in the autonomous vehicle industry. But is it enough for the company to stand out amid fierce competition?

DJI: From UAVs to AVs

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

Chinese COVID lockdowns prove a big break for delivery robots. Autonomous vans projected to grow more than tenfold by 2025.

Chinese COVID lockdowns prove a big break for delivery robots

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

AiTreat’s robot masseuse performs customized physiotherapy treatments. The startup has built 13 robots that have already performed 15,000 treatments.

AiTreat’s robot masseuse performs customized physiotherapy treatments

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Khamila Mulia

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Q&amp;A

5 thoughts from Eureka Robotics co-founder on robot technology. The Singaporean startup looks to maximize the capabilities of robots.

5 thoughts from Eureka Robotics co-founder on robot technology

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