BlueNexus Unveils AI Edge Device for Legacy Water Plants at SIWW 2026
Source: PRNewswire
Singapore-based BlueNexus Technologies has unveiled the AquaX Hub, a compact edge device that brings AI-powered autonomous operation to legacy water treatment equipment. The launch at Singapore International Water Week 2026 drew attention from utilities and industrial operators across Southeast Asia.
At Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2026, homegrown water-tech firm BlueNexus Technologies unveiled the AquaX Hub — a plug-and-play edge device that retrofits legacy water infrastructure with full AI-powered autonomous operation, no control-system overhaul required. The device, demonstrated to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong at the event, targets the growing crisis of aging water assets and skilled technician shortages across Southeast Asia.
The water sector's converging pressures — crumbling infrastructure, a shortfall of qualified technicians, and rising operational costs — have created a market gap the AquaX Hub fills directly. BlueNexus CEO Jack Zhang told attendees that the industry can no longer hire its way out of these problems, and that AI autonomous operation is no longer a future concept. The Hub extends the company's existing plant-wide AquaX Robot AI agent to any standalone water asset, providing real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and autonomous process optimisation through proprietary multimodal sensing — vision, acoustic, and infrared.
The timing positions Singapore squarely at the heart of a rapidly expanding global market. SIWW 2026 drew nearly 500 exhibitors from over 65 countries, and BlueNexus has already identified priority markets in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa for rapid deployment in the coming months. The company's integrated AI water platform now spans three tiers: the plant-wide AquaX Robot, the new edge-based AquaX Hub, and the i-WaterHub modular treatment plant — all operating autonomously.
Why it matters for Singapore: BlueNexus is a homegrown success story born from Singapore's push to lead in water-technology innovation — a sector the city-state has identified as a strategic growth area. The AquaX Hub shows that Singapore's deep-tech ecosystem can produce globally relevant hardware-software solutions, not just fintech and SaaS. With DPM Gan Kim Yong personally engaging with the technology on the show floor, the government's backing of water-tech AI is clear. For Singaporeans, this means high-value engineering jobs and exportable intellectual property that strengthens the country's position as a water-and-AI hub.