COMPUTEX 2025 wraps up with AI at the forefront, cementing Taiwan’s global tech leadership

The mega event, themed “AI Next,” spotlighted breakthroughs in AI, robotics, and mobility, uniting global tech leaders and startups while reinforcing Taiwan’s role as a strategic hub for innovation, collaboration, and business across the evolving global AI ecosystem

COMPUTEX 2025 concluded on a high note, drawing over 86,500 buyers from 152 countries during its four-day run. This year’s edition, themed “AI Next,” solidified its standing as a premier international platform for artificial intelligence and emerging startups. Countries with the highest participation included Japan, the United States, South Korea, Vietnam, and India. The event created significant business momentum across the AI ecosystem, reinforcing Taiwan’s growing influence as a global technology exchange hub.

Reflecting the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence applications, COMPUTEX 2025 aligned closely with Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2025, which spotlight Autonomous AI, Humanoid Robots, and Advanced Computing as key transformative forces. The show concentrated on three core themes: AI & Robotics, Next-Gen Technologies, and Future Mobility, emphasizing both groundbreaking research and its application in real-world scenarios.

Exhibitors showcased a wide range of innovations. Pegatron demonstrated its advancements in human-machine collaboration through interactive biomimetic robotic dogs and immersive VR solutions. BenQ’s AI-powered golf simulator stood out in its multi-zone pavilion, drawing attention for its integration of visual tracking, motion sensing, and smart data analytics to deliver real-time swing analysis.

Leading industrial tech companies like Advantech and Solomon presented intelligent manufacturing technologies, including autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), collaborative robotic arms, and AIoT platforms, reinforcing Taiwan’s leadership in industrial automation.

In the mobility sector, the Smart Mobility Pavilion—curated by TADA—brought together 19 participating brands such as Pegatron, Vitalcore Technology, System Electronics, and OToBrite. The pavilion served as a collaborative space to spotlight next-generation advancements in electric and intelligent vehicle technologies.

Global Startups Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of InnoVEX

Celebrating its 10th edition, InnoVEX saw its scale grow 12.5% over last year, with 450 startups from 24 countries. Thailand and the Philippines debuted national pavilions, sending a combined delegation of 22 startups—underscoring the rise of Asian innovation and the global connectivity of the COMPUTEX platform. InnoVEX Forum welcomed renowned speakers from AWS, Google Cloud, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Solomon, and Advantech, sharing insights on how AI is powering innovation and digital transformation.

This year’s Pitch Contest goes to DeepRad.AI from Taiwan, recognized for its innovative application of AI in medical imaging to enable early disease detection and prediction. The team’s strong commitment to advancing public health through practical AI solutions was highly praised by the judges.

Tech Leaders Dominate the Stage as Keynotes Draw Record Buzz

COMPUTEX Keynote opened with Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA, followed by Cristiano Amon (CEO, Qualcomm), Young Liu (Chairman, Foxconn), Dr. Rick Tsai (Vice Chairman & amp; CEO, MediaTek), and Jens Hinrichsen (Executive VP, NXP), offering rich perspectives across the evolving AI ecosystem. Notably, Taiwan featured prominently in nearly every keynote, reinforcing its critical role in the global technology and supply chain landscape.

COMPUTEX Forum, themed “AI in Action”, welcomed 13 tech industry leaders from NVIDIA, Google DeepMind, Texas Instruments, Advantech, Arm, Intel, Adobe, Cadence, bp Castrol, Infineon, Seagate, Schneider Electric, and Compal. Over 1,300 attendees joined the forum to explore the latest in AI implementation and market trends.

Cross-Industry Collaborations Spark New Trends in Sustainability and Lifestyle

In COMPUTEX 2025 Sustainable Design Award, Pegatron earned the Gold Award, ASUS the Silver, and Lite-On the Bronze—underscoring the tech industry’s growing commitment to sustainability.

The exhibition also featured creative cross-industry collaborations. Following last year’s success, plainme and iconic local snack brand Kuai Kuai teamed up again to launch a series of limited-edition co-branded merchandise. Meanwhile, Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation and GQ Taiwan co-hosted a refined Hospitality Lounge, merging capital markets with lifestyle aesthetics and showcasing COMPUTEX’s vibrant commercial influence.

COMPUTEX will take place from June 2 to 5 in 2026, driven by strong exhibitor demand following this year’s successful results, the show will expand beyond Nangang Exhibition Halls 1 and 2 to include TWTC Hall 1, creating a dedicated AI-powered tech lifestyle ecosystem unique to COMPUTEX.