Global Robotics Services aims to turn Vietnam into world robotics hub
Choosing Vietnam as its first destination in Southeast Asia, the Global Robotics Services (GRS) is ambitious about developing the market, opening its factory here, and turning the country into a robotics hub of the world.
Hanoi (VNA) – Choosing Vietnam as its firstdestination in Southeast Asia, the Global Robotics Services (GRS) is ambitiousabout developing the market, opening its factory here, and turning the country into a robotics hub of the world.
In an interview with the Dien dan Doanh nghiep (Business Forum) magazine, CEO of the GRS ChenHong Ming assessed that Vietnam has a dynamic economy growing at an averageannual rate of 8-9% with a large potential for investment attraction, hence animportant role of logistics.
GRS is a robotics arm of GLP, a leading global investmentmanager and business builder operating across Brazil, China, Europe, India,Japan, the US and Vietnam. It offers customers logistics operations solutions throughrobotics and has so far reaped success in the many markets including Japan andChina.
Landing in Vietnam, the firm wants to make Vietnam a leadingnation in robotics services, said Chen when unveiling GRS’s long-term plan ofopening its factory in the market and developing Vietnam into a global roboticshub.
He said the business wishes to receive support from theVietnamese Government in terms of land and tax.
Chen cited statistics showing that about 10% of the totalnumber of warehouses worldwide are automated, and the percentage for Vietnam is2-3%. Therefore, room for growth in the field is extensive as the growth speed of theautomation market is at 25%.
With its large population, dynamic labour, and developingeconomy, Vietnam has a great chance to catch up with other nations in Asia andreach the international level in automated logistics after a decade, he said./.
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