Electronic tags to solve manual price updates at European grocers

One of the stores switching to the Hanshow labels replaces about 1.44 million paper price tags by hand each month.

Baidu to extend self-driving tests to residents of a Hong Kong neighborhood

The new route will open to the public on October 20.

Former aerospace engineer builds robot boats for Taiwan's aquaculture market

EZaquaculture says it has sold more than 98 unmanned feeding boats; startup-accelerator trials found they cut labor about 70%.

Hong Kong-listed optics supplier starts shipping lasers for AI circuit boards

Pangaea expects to deliver at least 500 laser systems, worth at least US$55 million, to one equipment maker by March 2027.

Chinese robot-mower maker to buy struggling German manufacturer

LDRobot agreed to spend up to €6 million (about US$6.7 million) on the firm, dating to 1932, to reach more than 1,400 European dealers.

Can Seyond LiDAR shipments hit 1 million units this year?

The Nio supplier shipped about 268,900 units in the third quarter, slightly below the second; meeting its full-year forecast needs a similar fourth quarter.

EACON autonomous driving systems expand to 10+ Chinese coal mines

EACON says more than 600 trucks running its system work coal faces at over 10 open-pit mines, a step beyond clearing rock.

Chip-plant robots speed up sales growth at Taiwan’s Hiwin

Hiwin’s revenue rose 24% in the first nine months, led by wafer-handling robots for chipmakers. Orders now stretch into 2027.

Lopal inks five-year cathode supply deal with Geely's battery arm

Lopal Tech's framework deal with Geely's Energee is more than twice either of its 2025 deals with CATL and EVE Energy.

State-owned firm steps in after botched Nigerian steel plant contract

A small Fuzhou firm couldn’t handle the export, supplier Zhongzhong says, so a unit of Xiamen ITG Group takes over the US$54.8 million order.

Electric cargo ship tests self-steering on China's Grand Canal

CATL supplied its batteries, motors and controls. A trade weekly says it delivered five ships to a Jining company and signed for 50 more.

Hong Kong set to begin commercial self-driving services

Operators can apply starting within 2026, the Transport Department says, after driverless trials at the airport and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge port.