Star items on display at 1st CIIE
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The “AeroMobil Flying Car” made in Slovakia has its car mode and fly mode, and can reach the speed of 160 kilometers per hour (99 miles per hour) and 360 kilometers per hour (224 miles per hour) respectively.
The pink diamond heels designed by British luxury brand Gènavant have 10,000 diamonds on them, at the price of nearly 30 million yuan (4.33 million dollars).
The AW 189 helicopter made by Italy’s Leonardo is the most expensive item on display, at the price of 0.2 billion yuan (28 million dollars). It can carry 19 people and can be used for sea commute, rescue and law enforcement.
The Steinway & Sons limited edition grand piano made in Germany is built up with over 12,000 parts and takes one year to be made, while 80 percent of the manufacturing procedures were manually finished by piano makers.
The tiniest item on display is a US pacemaker by Medtronic at 2 grams. As small as a vitamin capsule, the Micra Transcatheter Pacemaker System can reduce the level of foreign body sensation and avoid the risk of purulent infection, increasing comfortability for patients.
The Schunk’s SVH 5-finger gripper, made in Germany, has shaken hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Hannover Messe. It can grab keys to open a lock and even pick up a needle.
German Chemical company Wacker makes 3D printed chewing gum come true. A gum in the shape of the Great Wall is exhibited.
At the 1st CIIE, visitors play with the FORPHEUS ping pong robot made by Japanese electronics company Omron.