The practical applications of bionic eye technology have already demonstrated promising results in various sectors, including metro infrastructure monitoring. The technology is poised to expand its footprint in domains such as agriculture, low-altitude airspace management and public safety.

Experts foresee bionic vision playing a pivotal role in the evolution of household robots, enabling them to navigate and interact more effectively in human-centric environments.

Industry projections paint a rosy picture for the future of bionic vision technology. Forecasts indicate that the global humanoid robot market could exceed 400 billion yuan ($54.82 billion) by 2035, while the global machine vision market, as per GGII estimates, is anticipated to approach 140 billion yuan by 2028.

Wu Jinwen contributed to this story.