YYForce AI Humanoid Housekeepers to be trained in Novotel Hotel

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Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by GlobeNewswire YYForce AI Humanoid Housekeepers to be trained in Novotel HotelAuthor of the article:Acquires 20 wearable data collection systems to capture real-world housekeeping tasks to support robot learning and developmentTHIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESCreate an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountSINGAPORE, Oct. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — YYForce Inc. (NASDAQ: YFOR) (“YYForce” or the “Company”), a technology-enabled provider of workforce solutions, integrated facility management and commercial robotics services, today announced the acquisition of 20 wearable data collection systems to support its humanoid robotics development program.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.The systems, comprising head-mounted egocentric cameras and synchronized wrist-mounted cameras, are intended to capture first-person views and close-up recordings of human task execution. YYForce plans to deploy the equipment through an initiative with the housekeeping team at Novotel Singapore on Stevens, focusing initially on selected hospitality workflows.Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againThe initiative is designed to build a task-specific dataset documenting how experienced housekeeping personnel perform routine service activities. Following review, annotation and technical processing, the demonstrations are intended to support robot learning research, task development and evaluation, including work involving vision-language-action (VLA) models.Initial Focus: Housekeeping DemonstrationsPlanned data collection will focus on selected tasks, including:Bed and linen preparation: Bed-making sequences, linen handling and pillow arrangement.Towel and amenity organization: Towel folding, placement and replenishment of guest-room supplies.Selected cleaning activities: Surface wiping and handling of cleaning tools and materials.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.These demonstrations are intended to capture task sequences, hand-object interactions and variations in real operating environments. Translating human demonstrations into robot capabilities will require additional processing, adaptation to the selected robotic hardware, and controlled testing.“Access to real operating environments and experienced service teams is an important part of our robotics development strategy,” said Mike Fu, Chief Executive Officer of YYForce. “This initiative will help us document how housekeeping tasks are performed in practice and assess how those demonstrations can support humanoid robot learning. Our focus is on building useful datasets, validating individual tasks and progressing toward practical applications in hospitality and facility services.”Supporting YYForce’s Workforce and Robotics StrategyThe initiative supports YYForce’s broader strategy of combining workforce expertise, facility management operations and robotics to develop technology-enabled service delivery.The planned development process includes reviewing recordings for quality, annotating selected tasks, preparing suitable training datasets and evaluating whether the demonstrations improve performance on defined robotic tasks. Initial evaluation will focus on task completion, repeatability and safe execution under controlled conditions.This advertisement has not loaded yet.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Data collection is planned to follow agreed hotel operating procedures and applicable data protection requirements. The Company expects that collection arrangements will address participant notification and consent where required, guest privacy, access controls and permitted uses of recorded material before recording begins.The initiative is a development-stage program. The acquisition of the systems and collection of demonstrations do not, by themselves, establish autonomous humanoid capabilities or readiness for commercial deployment.YYForce Inc. (NASDAQ: YFOR) is a technology-enabled provider of workforce solutions and integrated facility management and commercial robotics services. The Company is developing AI-enabled workforce platforms and expanding its commercial robotics capabilities to support customers across hospitality, facilities management and other service industries.For more information, please visit www.yyforce.ai.Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company bases these forward-looking statements on its expectations and projections about future events derived from information currently available to it. You can identify forward-looking statements by those that are not historical in nature, particularly those that use terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “contemplates,” “estimates,” “believes,” “plans,” “projected,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “hopes” or the negative of these or similar terms. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding planned equipment deployment, data collection, robotics training, technical development and potential commercial applications. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Such risks include equipment performance, data quality and usability, data rights and privacy requirements, collaboration arrangements, technical challenges in transferring human demonstrations to robotic systems, development costs, safety validation and commercial adoption, together with other risks described in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including under “Risk Factors” in its most recent annual report. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. YYForce undertakes no obligation to update these statements except as required by law.Investor ContactJason Zhi Yong Phua, Chief Financial OfficerYYForce Inc.enquiries@yyforce.aiInvestor Relations ContactPiacente Financial Communicationsyfor@thepiacentegroup.comThis advertisement has not loaded yet.Notice for the Postmedia NetworkThis website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.