Vision China, one of the largest and most influential machine vision conferences in Asia, took place in Shanghai from 14-16 March. Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) took part in this year’s event.
Dr ZOU Weiwen Wilman, ASTRI’s Senior Manager of Manufacturing Technology was invited as a guest speaker in ‘China (Shanghai) International Machine Vision Exhibition and Machine Vision Technology and Application Conference’ in the Vision China event. He delivered a presentation on Deep Machine Vision technology. The Conference was jointly organised by China Society of Image and Graphics (CSIG) and Messe Muenchen International (MMI).
ASTRI’s exhibition booth showcased the new technologies, including Deep Machine Vision Software, Random Bin Picking Technologies for Industrial Robot, 2.5D Cover Glass Defect Inspection and 3D AOI system.

Dr ZOU Weiwen Wilman delivers a presentation to introduce ASTRI’s Deep Machine Vision technology

2.5 D Cover Glass Inspection Demonstration in the exhibition
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Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) is founded in 2000 by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. As Hong Kong’s largest government-funded research and development centre, ASTRI is a key force and super connector driving innovation and technology advancement in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and the global innovation ecosystem. This role is strengthened through its merger with Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI).
Committed to bringing high impact research from lab to market, ASTRI advances interdisciplinary, market driven R&D that delivers practical innovations for industry and meaningful benefits for society.
Its technological strengths and capabilities enable AI powered, cross disciplinary ICT and advanced materials solutions across Smart City, FinTech, Digital Health and Life Sciences, New Industrialisation and Intelligent Manufacturing, Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) and Advanced Electronics, New Energy and Energy Storage, and Green and ESG Technologies.
Over the years, ASTRI has cultivated a strong pool of I&T talent and earned numerous international awards for its pioneering innovations and contributions to industry and the community. Following the merger with NAMI, ASTRI’s cumulative global patent portfolio has grown to over 1,500, with more than 2,200 technologies successfully transferred to industry.
With enhanced scale and capabilities, ASTRI is uniquely positioned to elevate Hong Kong’s innovation capacity, accelerate technology commercialisation, and drive societal and economic progress through world class applied research.