Currently, about 80% of robots are used in the industrial sector and the rest in the service sector. Pisanu Vichiensanth, director and senior executive vice-president of ThaiBev Group and director of Oishi Group Plc, said the group uses almost 100 robots in its warehouses and factories. ThaiBev Group quietly set up a subsidiary called BevTech last December to develop robots, automated production technology and machinery to support its subsidiaries. According to the International Federation of Robotics, 2.32 million robots will be used worldwide this year, 41,600 of them in Thailand. WEERAWONG WONGPREEDEEClick "play" to listen to Push for robots in Thailand 4.0 planning and "Download" to keep this file for educational purpose.

Source: Bangkok Post May 15, 2017 02:37 UTC