TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Foxconn has partnered with Taipei Veterans General Hospital to promote AI, robotics, and smart technologies in healthcare, aiming to create a leading smart hospital model in Taiwan.
Hospital Director Chen Wei-ming (陳威明) and Foxconn Chair Young Liu (劉揚偉) signed the partnership agreement on Thursday, per CNA. Liu said the medical care industry is undergoing rapid transformation with the fast development of AI and robotics. He praised the hospital’s efforts in clinical medicine, smart healthcare, and research innovation, noting that these align with Foxconn's goal to strengthen technology applications in the sector.
Liu said the company has transformed from a manufacturing firm into an AI platform provider, becoming one of the global leaders in data centers, cloud services, and automation. He also announced a donation of NT$300 million (US$9.7 million) to support their collaborative projects, including building an additional lab at the hospital.
The collaboration includes developing an automated system for handling radioactive drugs, designed to reduce staff radiation exposure. Set for implementation in February, the system combines a robotic arm with AI control technology to automate the dispensing and packaging process. They will also advance the automation of the management system to enable safe handling of blood and waste liquids.
Additionally, the partnership will introduce transport robots to ease the workload of medical staff. Foxconn’s CoDoctor health monitoring device, which measures heart rate, blood pressure, blood sugar, and body fat and uploads the data to the cloud, will also be implemented for use in the hospital and home care.
Lastly, the two agencies will work to develop an AI-powered system for disease prediction, diagnosis, and treatment. Using the hospital’s data combined with Foxconn’s computing platform and digital twin technology, a virtual replica used for simulation, the project will initially focus on areas such as dementia, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases.
In December 2024, the hospital also teamed up with Chunghwa Telecom to enhance 5G communication and network signals within the hospital and improve the stability of telemedicine services. They also collaborated to launch an AI-driven system that predicts the risk of low blood pressure and heart failure during dialysis.
