China, Israel eye cooperation on medical robots

Author:Gladys
Source:chinatopwin
Release on:2016-12-20

Chinese and Israeli research institutes and companies attending an exposition on

Tuesday in Guangzhou are keen to cooperate on developing medical robots.

Nine Israeli companies at the event brought with them robotics currently used in spinal

surgery, 3D imaging, and medicinal dosage handling devices.

Israeli Robotics Association Chairperson Zvi Shiller said Israel has developed robots

to help the disabled go to the toilet, shower and climb escalators. Israeli firms are

actively looking for partners to produce and sell their robots in the Chinese market.

More than 40 Chinese companies have shown interest during the expo, while

others have pitched business ideas to their Israeli counterparts.

Chinese tech firm Gosuncn Technology Group is investing heavily in patrol robots.

A senior company official said his team have had a hard time overcoming some

technological issues two years into the project and are hoping to find Israeli

partners.

Du Lan, senior vice president of iFlytek, is working to combine speech recognition

with health care. The company is working with its major shareholder China Mobile

on a series of voice-to-text and text-to-voice applications.

In a recent experiment with Peking University School of Stomatology, the company

designed a voice recognition device for doctors. The device captures the dialogue

between doctor and patient and transcribes it into a formal diagnosis report

without the doctor lifting a finger.

Du said the technology helps stressed medics save time and energy by delegating

tasks to robots. iFlyteck, Du said, wishes to bring Israeli counterparts onboard to

explore business opportunities.

Chinese research institutes and tech companies are looking to robotics and other

innovations as new drivers of the economy, in manufacturing, services, finance

and health sectors.

Chen Zhiying, a senior official in Guangzhou Development Zone, said the zone is

planning a robot industry park with favorable policies to draw the world's leading

firms and researchers.

The development will make Guangzhou a focal point of robotics in the region,

which hosts a large number of Chinese manufacturers and played a key role in

the development of the export-oriented economy.