From autonomous floor cleaning to robotic arms in warehouses, Singapore-based robotics startups are expanding their production and research capacity to tap into Asian markets and beyond, targeting companies eager to address labour shortages.

The Thai government will boost the development of the robotics industry, Minister of Digital Economy and Society Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn has said.

The first edition of the Master Robot Builders Robot Competition will be held for secondary students of Vietnam and Finland.

Vietnam holds huge potential in the application and development of new technologies amid the wide utilisation of robot and artificial intelligence (AI) in daily life activities.

A seminar to promote investment of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) in robotics industry and automation took place in Hanoi on April 26.