BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20. Uzbekistan has
launched construction of a new manufacturing facility for humanoid
robots and robotic components in the Yangi Avlod Special Industrial
Zone in Tashkent, marking a significant step in the country’s push
toward high-tech industrial development.
This was reflected in the statement by the Ministry of
Investment, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan.
The groundbreaking ceremony was held on the sidelines of the 5th
Tashkent International Investment Forum and attended by Deputy
Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev, Deputy Minister of Investments,
Industry and Trade Ilzat Kasimov, South Korean Ambassador Won Do
Yeon, and Kim Byung-soo, president of ROBOTIS.
Officials described the project as a strategic investment that
will help advance Uzbekistan’s industrial modernization efforts.
The facility is expected to create more than 1,000 skilled jobs
while facilitating the transfer of advanced technologies and
international expertise.
"This project represents an important step toward building a
high-tech industrial ecosystem in Uzbekistan and creating the
foundation for a competitive robotics industry in Central Asia,"
officials said.
The project is also expected to strengthen Uzbekistan’s
ambitions to become a regional hub for robotics and advanced
manufacturing in Central Asia. Analysts imply that the project
could strengthen Uzbekistan's role in the emerging robotics and
automation market in Central Asia, a region where large-scale
humanoid robot production remains limited.
Founded in 1999, ROBOTIS is a global developer of autonomous
robotics technologies with operations in the United States, Japan
and China. The company’s technologies are used by major
organizations and corporations, including Amazon, Microsoft, Apple,
NASA, Google, Samsung Electronics and BMW.
