YYForce Brings Humanoid Robots to Hospitality in Landmark Partnership with Novotel & Mercure Singapore on Stevens
Key Highlights
- ➤YYForce (YFOR) partners with Novotel and Mercure across 772 hotel rooms
- ➤Initial rollout includes delivery, food logistics, cleaning and concierge robots
- ➤Pre-deployment model projects approximately 10% lower monthly operating costs
- ➤Deployment has not yet begun; commercial arrangements remain subject to final agreements
- ➤Second phase targets humanoid robotics research using housekeeping and banquet workflows
Expert Statements
Piotr Kupiec, General Manager of Novotel Singapore on Stevens and Mercure Singapore on Stevens
“In a hotel, every journey to deliver an item and every repetitive task takes time. We want to use robotics thoughtfully, so our teams can focus their attention where it matters most to the guest”
Piotr Kupiec, General Manager of Novotel Singapore on Stevens and Mercure Singapore on Stevens
“Across two hotels, the opportunity is to rethink how work moves through the operation. Our measure of success will be whether we deliver more consistent service and make everyday work more manageable for our Heartists.”
Mike Fu, Chief Executive Officer of YYForce
“Working in an operating hotel environment gives us the opportunity to move robotics development from controlled demonstrations toward real-world workflows”
Mike Fu, Chief Executive Officer of YYForce
“This collaboration connects technologies that can be deployed today with the operational learning required to develop the next generation of workforce solutions.”
Mike Fu, Chief Executive Officer of YYForce
“Our objective is to build the technology, operational knowledge and permitted training data needed for a future in which people, AI, specialized service robots and humanoid robots work together across hospitality, facility management and other service-intensive industries. This is a practical step toward YYForce’s 2030 Vision and our commitment to Forging Forward Together.”
Mike Fu, Chief Executive Officer of YYForce Inc.
“We can deploy specialized robots for tasks that can already be automated while simultaneously training humanoid systems to understand more complex hospitality activities such as housekeeping and banquet operations.”
Mike Fu, Chief Executive Officer of YYForce Inc.
“This collaboration represents another step toward YYForce’s 2030 Vision and our commitment to Forging Forward Together.”
SINGAPORE, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YYForce Inc. (NASDAQ: YFOR), Novotel Singapore on Stevens and Mercure Singapore on Stevens today announced a partnership to introduce service robots across the hotels’ 772-room precinct and advance AI and humanoid robotics development. The collaboration will combine a confirmed operational rollout with research informed by hotel workflows, aiming to improve guest service and develop future hospitality capabilities.
YYForce and Novotel/Mercure representatives at the Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony.
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