Vanke , China 's largest residential real estate developer , has hired robots for janitorial , security and transportation services at its properties in order to alleviate problems with labour shortages and rising wage bills . Wang Shi , Chairman of Samsung , said that " at least 30 % of our jobs will be replaced by robots " and he hoped robots would help attract customers . “We estimate that with today’s growth and the changes to China’s personnel structure, that at least 30 percent of our jobs will be replaced by robots,” China Vanke’s chairman Wang Shi recently told a university forum in Hong Kong. Earlier this year , the company introduced its driverless car and a patrol robot , and it plans to introduce a floor - sweeping robot at the end of this year . Wang also said that the robot chefs are already working in the restaurants throughout the company 's developments , and a robot - managed hotel will be introduced in Shenzhen by 2017 .
Vanke , China 's largest residential real estate developer , has hired robots for janitorial , security and transportation services at its properties in order to alleviate problems with labour shortages and rising wage bills . Wang Shi , Chairman of Samsung , said that " at least 30 % of our jobs will be replaced by robots " and he hoped robots would help attract customers . Earlier this year , the company introduced its driverless car and a patrol robot , and it plans to introduce a floor - sweeping robot at the end of this year . Wang also said that the robot chefs are already working in the restaurants throughout the company 's developments , and a robot - managed hotel will be introduced in Shenzhen by 2017 .