NTUC featured Cyclect’s Automation and Robotics Tailor (ART) division in coverage examining how the group developed the LINQ automated wheelchair convoy system — and the broader implications for workforce transformation in engineering.
The article highlighted how LINQ was built through a collaboration between Cyclect’s ART team, Nanyang Polytechnic (technology expertise), Watson EP (prototyping), and SPRING Singapore (funding support). The resulting system — using a latching mechanism and platooning software — allowed a single worker to manage three wheelchair movements simultaneously, improving productivity and reducing the physical demands on frontline staff.
NTUC’s interest in the project reflected its relevance to Singapore’s workforce development agenda: automation in this case was designed to augment workers’ capabilities rather than replace them, reducing the labour intensity of a repetitive physical task while allowing the same staff to manage greater service throughput.
The feature positioned Cyclect as an engineering company capable of applying its technical expertise to workforce-relevant innovation — relevant to government bodies, unions, and institutional clients assessing a contractor’s alignment with Singapore’s Future Economy priorities.