Robots to the rescue

China Vanke, the biggest property developer by sales in the world?s most populous country, is recruiting robots to sweep floors and guard its properties to address a labour shortage and rising wage bills, Reuters reported.
As Chinese developers struggle with lacklustre sales and tighter industry margins, China Vanke, like many, is looking to premium concierge services to attract customers, and it said robots would provide some of those services.
China Vanke?s chairman Wang Shi said that eight robot chefs already work in the restaurants that serve its developments and the company would open a robot-managed hotel in the southern city of Shenzhen, in 2017.