5G-enabled robots to clean Singapore’s rivers, patrol streets and build Hyundai EVs


Unmanned electric vessels will be used to clean and inspect rivers in a partnership with Weston Robot. — Weston Robot/The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Expect to see robots patrolling the streets, cleaning rivers and building cars in 2023, following government funding for 5G projects in Singapore.

The three projects were supported by a S$30mil fund launched by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) in 2021 to accelerate the adoption and commercialisation of 5G solutions. A total of seven 5G projects have received grants under the scheme so far.

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