S'pore makes strides in advanced manufacturing

AT a research facility in the south-west of Singapore, more than a hundred researchers and engineers are testing, experimenting and trialling technologies from artificial intelligence to robotics and fluid dynamics. The goal for British manufacturer Dyson's new S$587 million research and development centre set up in Singapore earlier this year is clear: develop new technology that will allow the company to leapfrog its rivals in the innovation race by integrating hardware, electronics and software.

In a speech made during the centre's opening, James Dyson, founder and chief engineer, pointed to similaritie…