Vietnam’s Richest Man Is Betting Big on Humanoid Robots
Vietnam’s humanoid robots are going global. Its richest man is going align on humanlike machines as the nation’s industrial base expands rapidly
Vietnam is rapidly emerging as a Southeast Asian tech hub, driving smart manufacturing, AI and robotics adoption, semiconductor development, and public–private innovation under national strategies like AI 2030 and Industry 4.0.
Vietnam’s humanoid robots are going global. Its richest man is going align on humanlike machines as the nation’s industrial base expands rapidly
China is kicking into 2026 with major tailwinds in the humanoid race.
VinMotion, Vietnam’s leading humanoid robotics firm, just unveiled the second-generation iteration of its flagship product.
Shenzhen’s UBTECH Robotics says it just manufactured its 1,000th industrial humanoid in 2025. The AI-powered humanoid could be headed to guard the China-Vietnam border.
VinMotion, a subsidiary of the Bamboo Nation’s largest conglomerate, Vingroup, says it’s opening an office in southern California to accelerate the development of its next-generation industrial humanoid.
AI-powered humanoid robots are starting to enter Vietnam’s industrial workforce.