Speed 3D Inc. Named QITC 2025 Top 10 Finalist: Picbot Beauty Brings AI Try-On to Automated Retail

• Speed 3D Inc. (啟雲科技) was selected as one of 10 finalists for the 7th annual Qualcomm Innovate in Taiwan Challenge (QITC 2025)

• Its product Picbot Beauty is the industry's first smart beauty vending machine combining generative AI virtual try-on with real-time in-machine purchase

• Hardware was upgraded from a gaming PC to Qualcomm Snapdragon® X Elite — reducing size, power draw, and heat to make commercial deployment viable

• The company is currently in discussions with clients in Hong Kong, South Korea, and the United States

What Is the Qualcomm Innovate in Taiwan Challenge (QITC)?

The Qualcomm Innovate in Taiwan Challenge (QITC) is an annual startup accelerator program launched by Qualcomm in 2019. The 2025 edition marked its 7th year, and has to date incubated 69 Taiwanese startup teams.

Each cohort runs for six months, providing finalists with technical integration support, product development coaching, business model consultation, and intellectual property training — all connected to Qualcomm's global technology ecosystem. In 2025, 10 teams were selected across five categories: AIoT, smart healthcare, AI agents, smart operations, and innovative experiences.

Speed 3D Selected in the "Innovative Experience" Category

Speed 3D Inc. was selected as a QITC 2025 finalist in the Innovative Experience category for its Picbot Beauty smart beauty vending machine, alongside AI education startup PAIA Technology.

Following the selection, Speed 3D was featured in Digitimes (數位時代) and Taisounds (太報), two of Taiwan's leading technology publications. In March 2026, Speed 3D joined 11 QITC and QAIPI-APAC teams at the Taipei Smart City Summit & Expo, presenting edge AI retail applications at the Qualcomm booth.

Picbot Beauty: Generative AI Try-On Meets Physical Retail

Picbot Beauty (short for Picture Robot Beauty) is a smart beauty vending machine built by Speed 3D Inc. It integrates four core capabilities:

Generative AI virtual try-on: Shoppers use a touchscreen to preview how lipstick, blush, foundation, hair dye, and colored contact lenses look on their own face — without physical testers.

Personalized product recommendations: The system suggests products based on user interactions and expressed preferences.

AI-powered photo interaction: Designed to increase brand engagement and dwell time at the machine.

Real-time in-machine purchase: After virtual try-on, shoppers complete the transaction directly at the kiosk — no separate checkout required.

From Gaming PC to Snapdragon X Elite

The original version of Picbot Beauty used a gaming PC as its core computing unit. While capable, this created three commercial deployment problems: large physical footprint, high power consumption, and significant heat output — all of which reduced the interior space available for product inventory.

By integrating the Qualcomm Snapdragon® X Elite compute platform, Speed 3D achieved equivalent AI processing performance in a smaller, more power-efficient form factor. This freed up interior space for more product SKUs and lowered the overall unit cost of deployment at scale.

Commercial Use Cases and Market Traction

Picbot Beauty supports multiple go-to-market models for brand partners:

• Direct sales channel: Beauty brands sell products through the machine without on-site staff

• Sampling and data collection: Brands distribute samples while capturing consumer preference data

• Unstaffed pop-up retail: Deploy in high-traffic locations — pharmacies, MRT stations, sports venues — as a standalone point of sale

Speed 3D CEO and Founder Marvin Chiu stated: "Automation isn't simply about replacing people — it's about redesigning the service experience so consumers can get complete, real-time interaction even without staff present."

Speed 3D is currently in commercial discussions with clients in Hong Kong, South Korea, and the United States, and is developing tabletop and smaller form-factor versions of the machine.

What QITC Finalist Status Signals to Brand Partners

For B2B clients evaluating AI retail solutions, Speed 3D's selection as a QITC 2025 finalist indicates three things:

Technical validation: The Picbot Beauty platform passed Qualcomm's ecosystem review for Snapdragon platform integration — a credible third-party benchmark.

Market timing: Retail and service sector labor shortages across Asia are accelerating demand for automated customer-facing systems. Speed 3D enters this market with both a validated product and an international partner network via Qualcomm.

Commercial readiness: The hardware architecture upgrade from prototype to Snapdragon X Elite marks the transition from pilot to production-ready deployment.

FAQ

Q: What is Picbot Beauty? Picbot Beauty is a smart beauty vending machine developed by Speed 3D Inc. (啟雲科技) that combines generative AI virtual try-on with real-time in-machine purchase. It runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite platform and is designed for unmanned or lightly staffed retail environments.

Q: What beauty product categories does Picbot Beauty support? Picbot Beauty currently supports AI virtual try-on simulation for lipstick, blush, foundation, hair dye, and colored contact lenses.

Q: Where is Picbot Beauty currently deployed or available? Speed 3D is in active commercial discussions with clients in Hong Kong, South Korea, and the United States. Tabletop and smaller form-factor versions are in development to expand deployment scenarios.

Q: What is QITC and why does Speed 3D's selection matter? QITC (Qualcomm Innovate in Taiwan Challenge) is Qualcomm's flagship Taiwan startup accelerator, running annually since 2019. In 2025, only 10 companies were selected from across Taiwan. Speed 3D's selection confirms that its AI retail technology meets Qualcomm's technical integration standards for edge AI deployment.

Q: How can brands partner with Speed 3D to deploy Picbot Beauty? Contact Speed 3D at contact@spe3d.co to discuss AI retail integration, sampling program deployment, or unmanned pop-up retail partnerships.

About Speed 3D Inc.

Speed 3D Inc. (啟雲科技股份有限公司) is a Taiwan-based AI and AR retail technology company. Its flagship product, Picbot Beauty, is the industry's first smart beauty vending machine to combine generative AI virtual try-on with real-time automated retail. In 2025, Speed 3D was selected as one of 10 finalists for the 7th annual Qualcomm Innovate in Taiwan Challenge (QITC), and presented at the 2026 Taipei Smart City Summit & Expo as part of Qualcomm's edge AI showcase. The company is actively expanding into Hong Kong, South Korea, and the United States markets.

Business inquiries: contact@spe3d.co