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Israeli firm Verobotics pushes use of AI-powered robots to ascend and clean Hong Kong’s skyscrapers, as city leader John Lee hails ‘promising’ tech
- Verobotics expects to have more than 50 of its lightweight, AI-powered cleaning robots to be deployed in the city by the end of next year
- Sino Group is expected to become the first Hong Kong property developer to commercially deploy the Israeli company’s robots in the city
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Israeli start-up Verobotics plans to deploy dozens of its autonomous robots to inspect and clean the exterior of Hong Kong skyscrapers in the coming months, as the city’s developers step up adoption of innovative property technology solutions.
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The Tel Aviv-based company’s lightweight robots, which are powered by artificial intelligence (AI) technology, can work around the clock and clean buildings up to 10 times faster than traditional workers, which make them a perfect match for the city’s around 9,000 high-rise buildings, according to company co-founder and chief executive Ido Genosar.
“By the end of next year, we expect to have more than 50 robots deployed, and by 2025 we will at least double that number”, Genosar told the South China Morning Post in an interview on Wednesday. He said the firm already plans to open a Hong Kong office by the end of this year.
In a positive sign for Verobotics’ local prospects, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu acknowledged the potential of its business in the city during a local reception for the 75th Independence Day of the State of Israel last Tuesday.
“As we all know, Hong Kong is world-famous for having a concrete jungle full of high-rise buildings,” Lee said in his speech at the event. “So the business potential for this very innovative robotics project from Israel sounds pretty promising to us all!”
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