ITRI Exhibits Scrabble-Playing Robot, Portable Pesticide Detector, AI, Battery and Smart City Technologies at CES 2018

Two CES 2018 Innovation Awards Honorees Featured: Intelligent Vision-Based Robot Plays Scrabble and Pours Coffee; Handheld Pesticide Residue Detector Works While Washing Food

HSINCHU, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan's largest and one of the world's leading high-tech applied research institutions, invites you to its booth LVCC, South Hall 2 - 25611 at CES 2018 to play Scrabble with a robot, use a handheld pesticide detector while washing fruits and vegetables, and view nine innovative artificial intelligence (AI), robotic, smart city and battery technologies, including two CES 2018 Innovation Awards Honorees:

WHAT:	• The Intelligent Vision System for Companion Robots, a CES 2018 Innovation Awards Honoree, integrates AI, 3D vision recognition, and eye-hand coordination technologies to play Scrabble, pour coffee, and learn from experience.
	• The Handheld Pesticide Residue Detector, a CES 2018 Innovation Awards Honoree, is a portable device that can determine whether pesticide residues are within a safe range when washing fruits or vegetables.
	• RAIBA (Reconfigurable Array of Inexpensive Batteries Architecture) is an intelligent battery system that uses AI self-learning and optimization technology to reconfigure a battery array to suit specific load requirements.
	• STOBA™ (Self-Terminated Oligomer with Hyper-Branched Architecture) is a battery safety material that reduces the fire hazard of lithium-ion batteries.
	• DeepLook is the world’s first large-scale cloud-based video analytics technology to integrate video streaming and computing resources for video analysis and identification for tracking stolen vehicles, detecting tailgating and monitoring suspicious activities.
	• Genki Bot uses AI to learn a user’s sleep environment and optimize it by recommending songs, sounds, and lighting.
	• ITRI MusicAI software contains a set of deep neural network (DNN) models that learned from massive collected music datasets on the Internet. The DNN models classify musical genres and compose new music.
	• LIM-3D is a multi-layer 3D antenna design and manufacturing technology, which provides an important solution for integrating 4G LTE MIMO multi-antenna systems, or even future 5G antenna systems, into smart handset terminals.
	• Optical Camera Communications (OCC) technology exploits LEDs to enable data communication and lighting simultaneously. Using the embedded camera of a smartphone and a software-based decoder, it can achieve visible light communications and can be used in e-posters or light panels for store ads or museum exhibitions.
	ITRI’s 30-second video for CES 2018 is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbnXOilUY0Y.
WHEN:	Tuesday, January 9 – Friday, January 12, 2018, show floor hours
WHERE:	LVCC, South Hall 2 - 25611
CONTACT:	[e-mail] or [phone]

About ITRI

The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is one of the world’s leading technology R&D institutions aiming to innovate a better future for society. Founded in 1973, ITRI has played a vital role in transforming Taiwan's industries from labor-intensive into innovation-driven. It focuses on the fields of Smart Living, Quality Health, and Sustainable Environment.

Over the years, ITRI has cultivated more than 140 CEOs and incubated over 260 innovative companies, including well-known names such as UMC and TSMC. In addition to its headquarters in Taiwan, ITRI has branch offices in the U.S., Europe, and Japan to extend its R&D scope and promote opportunities for international cooperation around the world. For more information, please visit http://www.itri.org/eng.

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