Employees walk past a logo of Vanke at its headquarters in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province, in this November 2, 2015 file photo. 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. Zhang Jinming , Chairman of Wang , said that " at least 30 percent of our jobs will be replaced by robots" and he hoped robots would help attract customers. Earlier this year , the company unveiled its driverless car and a patrol robot, and it plans to introduce a floor-sweeping robot at Earlier this year . Vanke also mentioned that eight 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. Zhang Jinming , Chairman of Wang , said that " at least 30 percent of our jobs will be replaced by robots" and he hoped robots would help attract customers. Earlier this year , the company unveiled its driverless car and a patrol robot, and it plans to introduce a floor-sweeping robot at Earlier this year . Vanke also mentioned that eight 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 .