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Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has implemented AI and robotic automation at a new six-storey support services center in Tung Chung, which began operations last March but recently opened to the press on Tuesday. The 62,000-square-meter facility handles about half of public hospitals’ laundry and meal demands, using technologies like X-ray sorting and cook-chill kitchen systems. An official emphasized that automation has improved occupational safety by reducing repetitive strain and heavy lifting for workers.

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The Hong Kong Hospital Authority has implemented artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic automation at its new six-storey support services center in Tung Chung on Lantau Island to process laundry and produce meals for public hospitals. The 62,000-square-metre facility began operations in March last year and met about half of the city's public hospital needs as of Tuesday when it was first opened to the press. Key technologies include X-ray sorting, robotic arms, and cook-chill kitchen systems. An official noted that automation has significantly improved occupational safety by reducing repetitive strain and heavy lifting for workers.

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‘Automation has greatly improved our occupational safety and health, reducing the repetitive strain and heavy lifting that workers previously endured,’ official says Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has rolled out artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic automation at its new support services centre to handle laundry processing and meal production for public hospitals, aiming to boost efficiency and worker safety. The six-storey, 62,000-square-metre centre, which houses the central laundry and food production unit, opened its doors to the press for the first time on Tuesday since beginning operations in March last year. Located in Tung Chung on Lantau Island, the facility meets about half of public hospitals’ laundry and meal demand, deploying X-ray sorting, robotic arms and cook-chill kitchen technology.

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‘Automation has greatly improved our occupational safety and health, reducing the repetitive strain and heavy lifting that workers previously endured,’ official says Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has rolled out artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic automation at its new support services centre to handle laundry processing and meal production for public hospitals, aiming to boost efficiency and worker safety. The six-storey, 62,000-square-metre centre, which houses the central laundry and food production unit, opened its doors to the press for the first time on Tuesday since beginning operations in March last year. Located in Tung Chung on Lantau Island, the facility meets about half of public hospitals’ laundry and meal demand, deploying X-ray sorting, robotic arms and cook-chill kitchen technology. asserted

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