香港生产力局（HKPC）周四在七家内地及香港企业的参与下，开设了该市首个具身人工智能实验中心。这些企业包括行业领袖宇树机器人和Galbot，旨在帮助香港在全球机器人热潮中争夺一席之地。
The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) opened the city’s first experimental hub for embodied artificial intelligence on Thursday with the participation of seven mainland and Hong Kong companies, including industry leaders Unitree Robotics and Galbot, as the city looks to carve out a role in the global robotics boom.
该中心位于九龙塘的HKPC大楼，隶属于HKPC的工业人工智能与机器人中心，名为具身人工智能国际应用中心。中心内设有模拟真实环境，企业可在此测试和优化其最新机器人设计，为潜在的全球推广做准备。
Located at the HKPC Building in Kowloon Tong, the Embodied AI International Applications Hub, housed under the HKPC’s industrial AI and robotics centre, features simulated real-world environments where the companies can test and optimise their latest robotic designs, ahead of potential global roll-outs.
“香港的应用场景具有国际特色，”HKPC主席谭俊雄在开幕仪式上表示。“对许多内地机器人制造商而言，他们无需离开国内，即可在此训练机器人以适应国际应用场景。”创新、科技及工业局局长孙东表示，该中心标志着香港在推进具身人工智能和机器人方面与国家战略对接的重要里程碑，并承诺将进一步加大政府支持力度，促进该领域发展。
“Hong Kong’s application scenarios have an international characteristic,” said Sunny Tan, HKPC chairman, at the opening ceremony. “For many mainland robot manufacturers, they can train their robots for international application scenarios without leaving the country here.”Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong said that the hub marked a major milestone in Hong Kong’s efforts to align with national initiatives to advance in embodied AI and robotics, and pledged further government support to promote development in the field.
“人形机器人和具身人工智能是下一波技术创新的关键前沿，具有巨大潜力，能够改变工业运营并催生新质生产力，”他说。
“Humanoid robotics and embodied AI are key frontiers of the next wave of technological innovation, with tremendous potential to transform industrial operations and foster new quality productive forces,” he said.
香港的独特优势在于其国际需求和全球人才储备。Galbot的Jason Chen表示，该中心将首批汇聚七家技术合作伙伴和八家“场景合作伙伴”——即政府机构和主要企业，他们将在各种应用场景中部署最新机器人。这些合作伙伴包括香港土木工程拓展署和电子企业TCL。
Hong Kong’s unique advantage lies in its international demand and its pool of global talentJason Chen, Galbot The hub will initially feature a cohort of seven technology partners and eight “scenario partners” – government bodies and major enterprises that will deploy the latest robots in various application settings. These include Hong Kong’s Civil Engineering and Development Department and electronics company TCL.
HKPC首席数字官黎健雄表示，这些合作将解决机器人行业的主要瓶颈之一：缺乏真实世界的测试环境。
Edmond Lai, HKPC’s chief digital officer, said that the partnerships would address one of the main bottlenecks for the robotics industry: a lack of real-world testing environments.
“不同地区仍处于制定具身人工智能标准的阶段，这是一个黄金窗口期，”他说。
“Different regions are still at the stage of formulating standards for embodied AI, and this is a golden window period,” he said.
“通过这个培训中心，我们希望建立这些实践，以便将其推进为潜在的行业标准。”仪式结束后，行业领袖和媒体在七家机器人公司的现场演示中进行了参观。
“Through this training hub, we hope to establish these practices so they can be pushed forward as potential industry standards.”Following the ceremony, industry leaders and media were guided through live demonstrations from the seven robotics companies.
清华大学支持的Robotera展示了其M7人形机器人，该机器人已在顺丰速运和中国邮政的设施中部署；而国内人形机器人领军企业宇树科技展示了其R1人形机器人和A2四足机器人，可用于工厂检测。
Tsinghua University-backed Robotera showcased its M7 humanoid robot, which has already been deployed in facilities of SF Express and China Post, while domestic humanoid robot leader Unitree showcased its R1 humanoid and A2 quadruped robots, which can be used for factory inspections.
与此同时，深圳的AI Squared Robotics和北京的Galbot均展示了其机器人在零售场景中的应用，包括饮料的准备和取用。
Meanwhile, Shenzhen’s AI Squared Robotics and Beijing’s Galbot both showcased use of their robots in retail settings, including the preparing and retrieving of beverages.
唯一的本地企业是香港初创公司Rice Robotics，该公司展示了其NEX半人形机器人，专为智能图书馆和教育环境设计。
The sole local firm was Hong Kong start-up Rice Robotics, which showcased its NEX semi-humanoid robot, designed for smart libraries and educational environments.
Galbot高级副总裁Jason Chen表示，他希望与香港生产力局的合作，以及公司最近在该市开设的三家全自主机器人员工零售店，能够让机器人在公众中普及。
Jason Chen, senior vice-president at Galbot, said that he hoped the partnership with HKPC, and his company’s recent opening of three fully autonomous robot-staffed retail stores in the city, would popularise robots among the public.
“香港的独特优势在于其国际需求和全球人才库，”他对《南华早报》表示。
“Hong Kong’s unique advantage lies in its international demand and its pool of global talent,” he told the South China Morning Post.