Discovering the latest innovations at the World Intelligence Congress

CGTN | 23-May-2021 | By Guo Meiping, Zeng Hongen

What are the latest innovations in the intelligent industry? How could they change our lives? Let’s find out the answers at the fifth World Intelligence Congress (WIC). Held from May 20 to 23 in the northern city of Tianjin, the WIC consists of a series of conferences, exhibitions and competitions.

One of the highlights of WIC is the “Intelligent Technology Exhibition” in which over 200 enterprises, universities, and research institutes demonstrate their works of intelligent technology. A special pavilion was set up at the exhibition, which demonstrates innovations from universities in Tianjin. Developed by the Tianjin University, an exoskeleton called “Shen Jia” attracted a crowd. “This is a neuro-controlled mechanical exoskeleton,” Liu Yuan, a Tianjin University’s Neural Engineering Team member, told CGTN. “What distinguishes us from other exoskeleton systems is our electroencephalogram (EEG) cap.”

Captured by the EEG cap, patients’ willingness to walk drive the exoskeleton to move accordingly, Liu added. At the exhibition, the audience can get the chance to be a “pilot” with a simulator developed by the Civil Aviation University of China. The simulator, or an Integrated Procedures Trainer, is used for training in airplane maintenance and flight procedures, explained Zhang Wenlin, lecturer of Civil Aviation University of China. He added that the simulator has already been adopted by many airlines in China for relevant training. Some of the demonstrations of intelligent technology at the WIC are closer to our lives.mA smart exercise yard was set up at the exhibition. Before exercise, users can scan a QR code at the entrance and filled in physical information such as height, weight, and medical history to register. After the registration, users can scan their faces before using each exercise equipment, so the equipment can track their motion and show them information such as the number of their movements and how many calories they’ve burned. If the audience needs a cup of coffee in the middle of their tour, a robotic barista was at their service.

Tianjin is a city full of tech and science features.

The Tianjin port is an important shipping hub in north China and has continuously been a “smart port”. It has introduced a variety of technological innovations to bolster efficiency including the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, self-driving electric vehicles and 5G. Moreover, experts from research institutes and universities based in Tianjin have participated in the research and development, and manufacture of China’s Long March-5 rocket and the Chang’e-5 lunar probe. (Cover image by Gao Hongmei)