00:00Engineers here in Tainan are testing the kinds of robots Taiwan's government hopes could
00:04power its next AI boom.
00:06Officials say this new data center is designed to move AI beyond computer chips into factories,
00:11hospitals and everyday life.
00:13I'd like a pork ramen.
00:18Robots carefully slice pork, lower noodles into boiling water, and serve up fresh bowls
00:24of ramen.
00:24It's part of a demo here at this newly opened smart robotics hub in southern Taiwan.
00:31The center at the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Tainan is part of Taiwan's broader
00:37plan of 10 AI initiatives.
00:39The goal is to turn robotics research into real-world applications.
00:46.
00:48AI is not just a device. We are mainly in the center of AI.
00:55In the center of AI, we will start with four main topics.
00:59The first is the service service, the second is the medical service,
01:02the third is the management management, and the second is the hospital, etc.
01:08Officials say the technology could help ease labor shortages,
01:12as Taiwan faces an aging population and falling birth rates.
01:16They argue robotics will be critical if Taiwan wants to stay competitive in the global AI race.
01:35But investing in robotics is costly. And these robots are still learning.
01:41Like humans, they make mistakes.
01:44Engineers here say they must teach robots to react to the unpredictability of the real world,
01:50where no two situations are exactly the same.
01:56Taiwan is already leading the global AI industry in semiconductors.
02:00Now officials say the next challenge is making sure that more of that technology moves beyond the screen and into
02:06the physical world.
02:07Hank Xu and Lily Lamatina in Tainan for Taiwan Plus.
02:10As I see in the next video, I see my comments.
02:12I see a little bit of credit for my progress.
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