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2026/08/26

Taichung taps machine tool legacy for Physical AI ambitions

Taichung launched the ’AI Taichung Team’ (AI臺中隊) alliance Wednesday to position Taiwan’s second-largest city as a global Physical AI hub, leveraging its precision machinery ecosystem to build robots’ bodies.

2026/08/26

TVBS TECH論壇/耶魯學者獨家指路 台灣矽島如何破解地緣霸凌

當美國總統川普（Donald Trump）祭出關稅威脅，多數國家急忙設法安撫。台灣卻選擇了不同的路徑：保持冷靜、低調談判，最終將稅率砍半。兩位耶魯大學（Yale University）學者指出，這份克…

2026/08/25

Beyond chips: How Taichung is charting its robot future

Taichung transforms from semiconductor manufacturing to ’physical AI’ hub, developing robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles to become Taiwan’s next ’sacred mountain’ of strategic importance.

2026/08/24

Taiwan forum signals Taichung’s robots, drones, AI ambitions

Taichung hosts the 2026 Smart Taichung AI Robot Forum on Aug. 26, declaring its ambition to become a global hub for ’physical AI’ — robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles.

2026/08/24

Taichung positions itself as global hub for physical AI

Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) and Tunghai University President Chang Kuo-en (張國恩) unveil plans to make Taiwan’s industrial heartland a global hub for ’physical AI’ — robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles.

2026/08/24

TVBS TECH 論壇/矽晶圓之外：台灣工業重鎮台中邁向AI新時代

台中從半導體製造轉型為「實體AI」重鎮，發展機器人、無人機和自駕車，成為台灣下一座具戰略重要性的「護國神山」。Taichung transforms from semiconductor manufa…

2026/08/17

Why Taiwan is spending more on defense than ever before

Taiwan’s defense budget will exceed NT$1,2T (US$35B) for the first time in 2027, President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) announced, framing the historic increase as ’investing in peace’ amid Chinese military pressure and questions about U.S. regional commitments.

2026/08/13

Taiwan wraps up war games as U.S. touts quiet deterrence

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) stressed societal resilience Thursday (Aug. 13) as Taiwan’s Han Kuang 42 exercises entered their final day, while the Trump administration signaled a shift toward quiet deterrence amid China’s regional maneuvers.

2026/08/13

New Taipei premieres Unboxing series on local craftspeople

New Taipei City premieres ’Unboxing New Taipei Life’ (新北生活開箱中) on Friday (Aug. 14), a ten-episode docuseries profiling artisans from Nepal, Germany and Taiwan, highlighting the municipality’s ’immigrant city’ identity through craftspeople’s stories.

2026/08/10

Taiwan’s military trains troops to fight when comms fail

Taiwan’s Han Kuang 42 exercises test ’decentralized command’ (去中心化指揮), training platoon leaders to fight without battalion approval when communications fail — a doctrine mirroring U.S. military’s RDSP method.