Unlocking the future at AI TechXplore & Careers@HTX

HTX showed that artificial intelligence (AI) is not just a trending buzzword but a game-changing force multiplier for the Home Team, during AI TechXplore, which was held 26-27 May 2025 at Fusionopolis One.

This AI-themed edition of the biannual technology showcase series also featured the second edition of Careers@HTX, a career fair focused on hiring AI talent. Themed “#WFH” (#WorkforHTX), the career fair resulted in almost 900 job applications for AI-related roles within HTX.

Guest of Honour Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister for Digital Development and Information and Minister-in-Charge of Smart Nation and Cybersecurity, Singapore, kicked off the event with a speech that highlighted the ground HTX has covered in using AI for the public good.

She shared that “more than 300 AI use cases across the Home Team have been identified” and that “the Home Team envisages AI to enhance operational effectiveness, improve officers’ user experience and achieve productivity gains of around 30 per cent in many of the use cases”.

“The innovative work on display is just the beginning. With the right talent, there is no limit to what we can achieve together, which is why the Careers@HTX fair is happening right here with the hashtag theme #WFH,” said Mrs Teo.

“This is not the usual ‘Work From Home’, but ‘Work For HTX’. We hope that this will inspire aspiring technologists who are seeking to make meaningful impact to public safety.”

Blazing AI trails

Mrs Teo’s speech also spotlighted HTX’s commitment to strategic investments in Embodied AI and humanoid robotics development. This will be anchored by the new Home Team Humanoid Robotics Centre or “H2RC”. It will be the world’s first humanoid robotics centre for public safety, and is slated for a mid-2026 launch.

HTX will invest S$100 million in H2RC, which will undertake AI model training and robotics development. The robots that eventually emerge from the facility will facilitate the dull, dangerous and dirty work currently undertaken by Home Team officers in hazardous scenarios such as hazmat operations, firefighting or post-disaster search-and-rescue.

Robots operated via telepresence are expected to be rolled out as soon as mid-2027. Fully autonomous robots are expected to be ready by 2029.

“Public safety operations require robotic systems that are adaptable and resilient. These AI-driven robots have a huge potential to enhance the safety and effectiveness of frontline officers,” shared Dr Daniel Teo, Director of HTX’s Robotics, Automation and Unmanned Systems Centre of Expertise (RAUS CoE).

Sean Lim, an engineer from the CoE who has been working on the humanoids’ development, also said, “Deploying them for Home Team operations won’t be easy – they’re arguably among the most complex systems in robotics. But if there’s a chance they can enhance safety and efficiency on the ground, we’re fully committed to making it happen.”

“It’s also been an honour to showcase this telepresence demo to visitors. We’re proud of how far our work has come, but we also know this is just the beginning.”

HTX’s partners such as Google, Microsoft and Mistral AI also took to the stage at the exhibition atrium to speak about topics such as shaping the future of AI development, engineering a bespoke AI for homeland security through collaborative innovation, and realising end-user value from GenAI and agentic solutions in production.

Close to 3,000 visitors, including industry professionals from at least 22 partner organisations, Home Team colleagues, students from junior colleges and Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs), and members of public, attended both events over the course of two days.

On the wrap of the successful event, Wang Rui Rong of the organising committee said, “Organising AI TechXplore and Careers@HTX has been an exciting opportunity to connect innovators with opportunities, and I’m truly grateful to the committee for their hard work – their support has made it all possible!”

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