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CityU Industry 5.0 centre, Huawei manufacturing AI, and 5 million factory robots: three signals for Hong Kong traders

📅 2026-09-25 · English summary · Full article in Traditional Chinese

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Hong Kong (22 Sep 2026): City University of Hong Kong announced the Centre for Advanced and Smart Manufacturing (CASM) with the University of Cambridge at Science Park (InnoHK SEAM@InnoHK), focused on Industry 5.0, additive manufacturing, data-centre cooling, green EV materials, and talent. Funding or partnership approval is not guaranteed.
Mainland China (18 Sep 2026): At Huawei Connect 2026’s manufacturing summit, Huawei released seven industry digitalisation solutions, the DIMAK enablement camp, and the “Hongqi 100” OpenHarmony partner plan, arguing manufacturing AI is entering a value-delivery phase.
Worldwide (24 Sep 2026): IFR’s World Robotics 2026 press release says the global operational stock of industrial robots reached about 5 million units in 2025 (+9%), with Asia leading and China about 59% of new installations.
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