AI in action drives Hong Kong tech fairs

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More than 100 robots will roll, glide and gesture their way into Hong Kong this month as two of the city’s biggest technology trade fairs open with a heavy focus on AI in action. From humanoid machines and health devices to smart-home systems and low-altitude applications, this year’s InnoEX and Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) will offer a glimpse of AI as a commercial proposition through products that companies hope will win orders, attract investors and open doors overseas.

Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the fairs will be held from April 13 to 16 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, with an online Click2Match session from April 6 to 23. Together they are expected to bring in more than 2,800 exhibitors from 27 countries and regions, offering a granular view of where tech companies believe demand is heading.

For Hong Kong, the events are also regarded as a shop window for a strategic ambition, as the city seeks to build its role as a commercial meeting point where mainland Chinese innovation, local research and overseas business interest can come together under one roof.

InnoEX, a major event of the government-backed Business of Innovation and Technology Week, will carry the theme “Innovate • Automate • Elevate”. Its main focus areas this year are AI+, robotics, the low-altitude economy, property technology and retail technology. The exhibits are expected to range from research-led development to products ready for commercial use.

RoboPark, a new zone spread across InnoEX and the electronics fair, will bring together more than 100 robots for commercial, industrial, health, living and social uses. Among the exhibitors are AgiBot, EngineAI, UBTECH and Unitree,  four of the world’s five best-selling humanoid robot manufacturers in 2025. They will be joined by mainland firms such as DEEP Robotics, AI² Robotics, Digit Robotics, LimX Dynamic and PaXini, as well as Hong Kong start-ups including Rice Robotics and SOTA Robotics.

That line-up gives the fairs a stronger business angle. The point is not merely that robots can draw crowds, but that AI and robotics are becoming increasingly mature for deployment in real-world settings such as factories, offices, hospitals, homes and public venues. Over four days, about 40 RoboPark events are due to be held, including live demonstrations, sharing sessions and networking activities aimed at helping companies break into new markets.

The mainland presence will be hard to miss. InnoEX will feature 18 pavilions from 17 provinces and cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Delegations such as Zhongguancun and Xi’an Jiaotong University are expected to use the fair to present research and development work while sounding out overseas opportunities through Hong Kong. Large mainland tech firms, including Huawei International, China Mobile Hong Kong, iFLYTEK, Tencent Cloud International and Lenovo Hong Kong, are also due to attend.

At the same time, the fair also serves as a platform for local innovation. The government’s Digital Policy Office will return with a large Smart Hong Kong Pavilion, showing more than 100 innovation and technology solutions from government departments, public bodies and award-winning competition entries. All government-established research and development centres in Hong Kong are also due to take part this year, including ASTRI, NAMI, LSCM, HKRITA and MRDI. Cyberport, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation and the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park are expected to bring more than 40 start-ups.

Another thread running through InnoEX is the low-altitude economy, a policy area that has drawn growing attention in Hong Kong and on the mainland. The fair will host a Low-Altitude Economy Conference with the government working group on the subject, alongside a dedicated zone for related applications. Companies such as Transcendence, Harmony SkyTech and Damoda are due to exhibit, offering visitors a look at how aerial systems may be used in logistics, inspection and urban operations.

If InnoEX is aimed at frontier technology and business deployment, the Hong Kong Electronics Fair offers the consumer-facing side of the story. This year’s spring edition will focus on AI-driven electronic products in three broad areas, namely smart home and solutions, health tech and gadgets, and pet intelligence. About 60 new products are expected to make their debut, giving buyers a sense of how rapidly AI functions are being built into everyday devices.
 

The electronics fair will also feature more familiar trade-fair staples, including a Hall of Fame for major brands, a Tech Hall for next-generation electronics and lifestyle products, an Immersive Experience Zone using virtual, augmented and extended reality, and a Start-up Zone with more than 60 young companies. That mix suggests the event is still rooted in sourcing and deal-making, even as organisers seek to keep pace with shifts in consumer taste and industrial demand.

What the two fairs suggest is fairly plain. AI is no longer being sold only as software or abstract computing power, but instead it is being built into machines, appliances, sensors, retail systems and health products, as companies seek to show how the technology can cut costs, lift efficiency or create new services.
 

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Fair date:
April 13-16, 2026 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
April 6-23, 2026 Click2Match (Online)