Chinese unicorn to launch its robot waiters in Singapore, other markets

Details:

• The Chinese robotics startup aims to set up units in at least 10 countries by the end of 2021. It has already launched operations in Japan in March and is looking to expand to South Korea and Singapore in Asia, as well as other markets in Europe, North America, and the Middle East.
• Keenon Robotics approximately doubled its production capacity last year to cater to its overseas expansion plans and said its factory can now produce up to 200,000 units of these robotic servers.

Context:

• The development comes after the company’s sales tripled to over 10,000 units in 2020 – the result of the surge in demand from restaurant chains that were looking to minimize the person-to-person spread of the Covid-19 virus.
• Keenon Robotics, which was started in 2010, says it’s robots account for about 85% of all food-serving robots ever sold in the Chinese market.