HONG KONG SAR -
Media OutReach Newswire - 26 January 2026 -
AsiaInfo Technologies Limited ("AsiaInfo Technologies" or the
"Company"; HKEX stock code: 01675), a leading provider of software
products, solutions, and services, and ABB Robotics jointly established
the "Embodied Intelligence Laboratory" and held its inauguration
ceremony at AsiaInfo Plaza in Beijing on 25 January.
Tian Suning, Chairman of AsiaInfo Technologies, and Dr. Ouyang Ye, Chief
Executive Office and Chief Technology Officer of AsiaInfo Technologies,
together with Han Chen, Vice President of ABB Group and President of
ABB Robotics China, jointly held an unveiling ceremony for the
laboratory. Li Li, Vice President of the Government-Enterprise Business
Unit at Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group, attended the ceremony as key
technology partners, witnessing this milestone that ushers in a new
phase of integration between Physical AI technologies and the real
economy.
ABB Robotics is one of the world's leading robotics suppliers, offering a
comprehensive and integrated portfolio that includes industrial and
collaborative robots, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), controllers,
application solutions, services, and equipment. Powered by its
intelligent software, its technologies help businesses across industries
from automotive to electronics and logistics to become more resilient,
flexible, and efficient.
As AI rapidly moves from the digital realm into the physical world,
Physical AI, as the key bridge linking AI capabilities with real‑world
industries, is becoming a core engine driving the intelligent upgrade of
manufacturing sector. Against this backdrop, AsiaInfo Technologies has
established a strategic partnership with ABB Robotics to jointly set up
the Embodied Intelligence Laboratory, integrating both parties' core
strengths in foundation AI large models, industrial automation,
communications technologies and robot control. The laboratory will focus
on cutting‑edge areas such as industrial simulation and Physical AI,
aiming to break through bottlenecks in the perception, decision‑making
and execution capabilities of intelligent agents in complex real‑world
scenarios. It will build an end‑to‑end innovation system spanning
technology research and development ("R&D"), technology
commercialization and large‑scale industrial deployment, thereby
injecting strong AI‑driven momentum into high‑quality development.
As a leader in full‑stack digital‑intelligence capabilities, AsiaInfo
Technologies will take AI large model application as the core lever,
deeply integrating its strengths in 5G‑A telecommunications technology
and network security to drive technology integration and large‑scale
deployment at the laboratory. By developing replicable, scalable
scenario‑based solutions, the Company will accelerate the rollout and
value realisation of innovation in the intelligent manufacturing sector.
Leveraging its global expertise in industrial automation and flexible
control, ABB Robotics will provide the laboratory with real‑world,
production‑line use cases and strong engineering support capabilities,
enabling efficient validation, optimisation and iteration of technical
solutions, and achieving deep coupling and mutual empowerment between
technology and application scenarios.
The laboratory will leverage external technology partners to reinforce
its R&D capabilities. By utilising Alibaba Cloud's massive data
processing power and cutting‑edge algorithmic frameworks such as
Vision‑Language‑Action (VLA), and NVIDIA accelerated computing
technology for training optimisation, it will significantly speeding up
the industrialisation of Physical AI technologies.
The Embodied Intelligence Laboratory jointly established by AsiaInfo
Technologies and ABB Robotics has been officially launched, marking the
shift of their strategic partnership into a practical stage of
implementation based on previous research. This collaboration represents
not only a forward-looking initiative by both parties to deploy
cutting-edge technologies and fulfill their industrial responsibilities,
but also a pivotal step in advancing Physical AI from the laboratory
into real-world applications on the factory floor. Looking forward,
AsiaInfo Technologies together with partners including ABB Robotics and
Alibaba Cloud, will use the laboratory as a core platform to deepen
technical collaboration and scenario co‑creation, drive large‑scale
deployment of Physical AI in industry, build a globally impactful
benchmark for industrial intelligence, and help shape an open and
collaborative Physical AI ecosystem.