Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-05-09

President Tsai Ing-wen has praised the rapid development of the smart machinery

President Tsai Ing-wen shakes hands with a robot Tuesday during an exhibition in Taichung. (Photo by CNA)

industry at an exhibition in the central city of Taichung.

President Tsai visited an intelligent manufacturing exhibition in Taichung on Tuesday. She said that, out of the seven industries that the government is looking to transform and upgrade, the smart machinery industry has seen rapid development in the last two years, with its total value now exceeding NT$1 trillion (US$33 billion).

Tsai said intelligent manufacturing is a global trend. She said it is especially important for Taiwan since the country’s low birth rate will mean less professional talent in the future, which puts more demand on automated manufacturing technologies.     [FULL  STORY]