Robots in the Aurora Pavilion

(QIAO ZHENQI)

The Aurora Pavilion, the only corporate pavilion sponsored by a Taiwanese company, features robots that can talk, sing and dance. Visitors to the Aurora Pavilion will be deeply impressed by the three fine Aurora robots on display. These Aurora robots are expected to be used as helpers in our daily lives within a year.

The three robots put on performances every 10 minutes. These versatile robots can speak, recite the Three-Character Primer, and even sing Jasmine Flower, a traditional Chinese song, as well as dance to classical music.

According to the Aurora Pavilion, the exhibition shows how robots may change our lives in the near future. For example, the robots can automatically sound an alarm if there is a gas leak or an elderly family member suddenly gets ill. If a stranger enters the house, the robots will also sound an alarm and send a video feed of the house to the owner's computer or mobile phone.

A Factory in the Germany Pavilion

(COURTESY OF THE GERMANY PAVILION)

Inside the Germany Pavilion, there's a room in constant motion, where visitors get around on moving walkways. A conveyor system transports objects above visitors' heads. With the aid of a system controlled by human gestures, visitors can X-ray the objects and access relevant information. Other pioneering key technologies are also featured in the pavilion.

Another area of the factory presents innovative materials developed in Germany, including pollutant-neutralizing roof tiles, fabric-reinforced concrete and organic materials such as artificial spider silk.