According to a recent press release, The Hong Kong Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) Company, Limited has been recognised once again for its innovation excellence.
The Institute walked away with three awards this time at the Hong Kong Awards for Industries (HKAI) 2018. The Awards’ presentation ceremony was officiated by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR.
A total of 259 entries were received in the 2018 edition of HKAI. ASTRI received three honours:
1) Technological Achievement Award for its Narrowband Internet of Things solutions,
2) Equipment and Machinery Design Certificate of Merit for the All-in-one Virtual Reality Head Mount Display, and
3) Equipment and Machinery Design Award for the Collaborative Mobile Manipulator for Industrial Head Clean Room, jointly with its partner SAE Magnetics (Hong Kong) Limited.
Technological Achievement Award for Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) solutions: ASTRI’s NB-IoT solutions include an IP platform that supports the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standard for User Equipment applications consisting RF transceiver, digital baseband, power management unit and power amplifier.
The design and implementation of the solution enable miniaturised chips, saves design and production cost, and facilitates a wide range of applications and devices in the modern era.
Equipment and Machinery Design Certificate of Merit for All-in-one Virtual Reality Head Mount Display (HMD): ASTRI developed the unique all-in-one HMD device that leverages both Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality technologies. Its innovative sensor fusion and optimised operating system offer advanced multi-functional features for numerous Smart City applications such as healthcare, infotainment and education.
Equipment and Machinery Design Award for Collaborative Mobile Manipulator (CMM) for Industrial Head Clean Room: SAE Magnetics (Hong Kong) Limited and ASTRI developed the CMM platform with mobility, sensing and manipulation capabilities for reconfigurable, flexible, and highly automated manufacturing. Equipped with advanced sensors and able to significantly reduce operational complexity, the CMM can work autonomously or collaborate with human operators. It has a very wide application potential across Smart Factories in the Industry 4.0 era. It is particularly suited for material logistics and automatic work cells that produce magnetic heads in a clean room environment.
ASTRI’s Chairman and its CEO were both present on the occasion as the winning R&D teams received the HKAI honours. Congratulating the winners, the CEO noted that collaboration has enabled the institute to attain strong breakthroughs in smart technologies that leverage Industry 4.0 development potential and support the re-industrialisation agenda of Hong Kong.
Intelligent Manufacturing is one of the core initiatives in ASTRI’s R&D strategy and it will continue to develop cutting-edge technologies to enhance Hong Kong’s competitiveness in business and industries powered by industry-relevant smart applications.
