Sands Innovation Challenge Awards Winners

Sands China and BEYOND Expo promote smart-tourism in Macao

(Macao, Dec 27, 2023) – Sands China Ltd. and BEYOND Expo have announced the three winners of the Sands Innovation Challenge, a smart-tourism competition to drive innovation and technological development in Macao; they are (in alphabetical order): Hai Robotics, Jiangsu OWIN Biotechnology Co., LTD, and Laiye HK Limited. Their award-winning projects cover intelligent warehouse robotic solutions, food waste resource recycling solutions, and AI consumption identification technology, respectively.

A collaboration between Sands China and BEYOND Expo, the challenge sought high-quality technological solutions for digital applications and the digital transformation of enterprises. The aim is to provide better experiences for visitors to Macao in terms of functionality and sustainability, while rewarding commercially valuable products and solutions targeted at the integrated resort industry.

The competition was announced in May during the launch of the Sands Resorts Incubation Centre, a programme which draws on Sands China’s extensive industry expertise and business acumen to offer participating companies access to valuable knowledge resources and an integrated resort setting where digital solutions can be applied.

Initiatives like the Sands Resorts Incubation Centre and the Sands Innovation Challenge are part of Sands China’s support of the Macao SAR government’s promotion of the long-term and sustainable development of smart tourism and high-tech industries. Through these initiatives, Sands China hopes to further integrate tourism and modern technology by supporting the research and development of new high-tech products, in contribution to Macao's development as a world centre of tourism and leisure.

 

Photo caption: Sands China Ltd. and BEYOND Expo have announced the three winners of the Sands Innovation Challenge, a smart-tourism competition to drive innovation and technological development in Macao; they are: Hai Robotics, Jiangsu OWIN Biotechnology Co., LTD, and Laiye HK Limited. Their award-winning projects cover intelligent warehouse robotic solutions, food waste resource recycling solutions, and AI consumption identification technology, respectively.