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AGIBOT Brings Robot Training and RaaS Model to Vietnam

The Chinese robotics company is working with Vietnam’s National Innovation Center and local partners on education, research and a robot-as-a-service model.

October 5, 2026 by Artem

AGIBOT humanoid robots join officials and organizers onstage at the opening ceremony of the first Vietnam Embodied AI Conference in Hanoi.

HANOI — AGIBOT said it has launched an embodied AI education and research program in Vietnam with the country's National Innovation Center and local partners, adding a robot-as-a-service model as the Chinese robotics company expands in Southeast Asia.

The initiative was announced Oct. 2 at the first Vietnam Embodied AI Conference in Hanoi, which was co-hosted by NIC, AGIBOT, ECOLIV and Great Education. Vietnam's National Innovation Center separately promoted the conference and said it would include cooperation agreements involving government agencies, technology companies, research institutions and universities.

AGIBOT said the new Yuan Sheng Program will focus on curriculum development, joint laboratories, faculty training, student practice and research projects involving embodied AI and robotics. The company withheld information on program funding, participating institutions and the timeline.

The Shanghai-based robot maker also announced plans to offer robots in Vietnam through a robot-as-a-service, or RaaS, model. That approach lets companies and universities acquire systems without buying them outright.

AGIBOT said it is working with Vietnamese partner ECOLIV on sales development, project delivery and after-sales support. The company identified education and research; retail, tourism, hospitality; and manufacturing as potential application areas. It did not name customers already paying to use robots through the RaaS program or disclose how many machines are available in Vietnam.

The Oct. 2 conference drew more than 550 participants, according to AGIBOT, including representatives of more than 50 schools and 20 research institutions. The company displayed humanoid, quadruped and wheeled robots at the event. Those appearances were demonstrations rather than evidence of commercial deployments.

AGIBOT has been expanding outside China while increasing production at home. The company said in September that they made 20,000 robots but didn't say how many were sold or are in use.

The company announced a school program, set up a local support team but has not disclosed how the robots will be used.