Every exhibition offers more than product demonstrations—it offers an opportunity to understand where the industry is heading.
Across conversations at ADSX 2026, one theme became increasingly clear:
robotic adoption in Southeast Asia is shifting from experimentation to practical deployment.
Over three days at Asia DigiCommerce Services Xpo (ADSX) 2026 in Bangkok, we had the pleasure of connecting with robotics developers, educators, system integrators, and automation professionals from across Southeast Asia. While the event covered a wide range of AI and digital commerce technologies, one message stood out throughout our conversations:
The demand for practical, accessible, and intelligent robotics solutions continues to grow.
Rather than focusing solely on hardware specifications, visitors were looking for technologies that can shorten development cycles, simplify deployment, and solve real-world automation challenges.
Here are three areas that generated the most interest at our booth.
Making Robotics Development More Accessible
For many universities, research labs, and robotics developers, building a mobile robot starts with one essential capability: reliable environmental perception.
At ADSX, we showcased a ROS mobile robot powered by
RPLIDAR C1, our compact 2D LiDAR designed for robotics development and education.
Its combination of affordability, open interfaces, and straightforward integration attracted strong interest from visitors exploring robotics education, algorithm validation, and rapid prototyping.
What impressed us wasn't simply the interest in LiDAR itself—it was how many conversations focused on reducing development complexity. Developers are looking for components that allow them to spend less time integrating hardware and more time building applications.
As robotics education continues to expand across Southeast Asia, accessible sensing technologies are becoming an increasingly important foundation for innovation.
Bringing Autonomous Mobility into Real-World Applications
While education sparks innovation, industrial automation turns it into measurable value.
One of the highlights of our booth was the live demonstration of
Phoebus, our autonomous mobile robot chassis capable of carrying payloads up to 300 kg while performing autonomous navigation, path planning, and obstacle avoidance using LiDAR SLAM.
To make the demonstration more intuitive, the platform even carried a passenger during live operation—showcasing not only its payload capacity, but also its stability and smooth motion control.
The demonstration naturally led to discussions about warehouse logistics, factory automation, and material transportation.
Across Southeast Asia, manufacturers are increasingly exploring automation solutions that improve efficiency while remaining flexible enough to adapt to changing production environments. Mobile robot platforms are no longer viewed as experimental technologies—they are becoming practical building blocks for the next generation of intelligent factories.
From Mapping Spaces to Understanding Them
Another topic that attracted significant attention was spatial perception.
Visitors were able to watch
Aurora, our stereo vision-based 3D mapping and localization solution, reconstruct the exhibition environment in real time while generating dense point clouds displayed live on screen.
Seeing a digital representation of the surrounding environment emerge within seconds made complex perception technologies much easier to understand.
More importantly, many discussions extended beyond mapping itself.
As embodied AI and intelligent robotics continue to evolve, accurate spatial understanding is becoming a fundamental capability for autonomous systems. Whether supporting robot navigation, environmental awareness, or higher-level decision making, perception technologies are playing an increasingly central role in enabling robots to operate safely and intelligently in dynamic environments.
Conversations Beyond the Booth
One of the most valuable aspects of ADSX wasn't the product demonstrations—it was the conversations.
Although visitors came from different industries, many of our discussions revolved around three common themes:
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Open development platforms that enable faster integration and easier customization.
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Automation solutions that deliver practical improvements in logistics, manufacturing, and operational efficiency.
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Advanced perception technologies that provide robots with richer environmental awareness and support the next generation of AI-powered applications.
We were also encouraged by the strong interest from universities and research institutions. Their enthusiasm highlights the important role that education plays in shaping the future robotics ecosystem, while creating opportunities for closer collaboration between research and industry.
These conversations reinforced our belief that innovation happens not only through better hardware, but through building technologies that are accessible, adaptable, and ready for real-world deployment.
Looking Ahead
ADSX 2026 reminded us that robotics innovation is accelerating across Southeast Asia.
From education and research to logistics and industrial automation, the demand for reliable sensing, autonomous mobility, and spatial intelligence continues to expand.
As these technologies become more closely connected, we look forward to working with local developers, system integrators, research institutions, and industry partners to transform innovative ideas into practical applications.
The future of robotics will not be built by individual products alone—it will be built through collaboration.
If you didn't have the chance to visit Booth A21–A22, we'd be delighted to continue the conversation.
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From Education to Industrial Automation: What We Saw at ADSX 2026
From Education to Industrial Automation: What We Saw at ADSX 2026
