Serbia is building a robot army. “We will have thousands of them”


The President of Serbia took part in the ceremonial presentation of humanoid robots by the Chinese company AgiBot at the Chinese Cultural Center in Belgrade. He said that Serbia plans to employ 8,000 people. employees in the artificial intelligence industry by 2030
How many robots will Serbia present at the next military parade?
How many people does Serbia plan to employ in the artificial intelligence industry by 2030?
Who does President Vucic want to meet to obtain support for robot production?
How many factories does Serbia intend to build between 2026 and 2030?
“One detail struck me”
— If everything goes well, by 2030 we will employ 8,000 in this industry. people. We will start with 500, but ultimately there will be 8,000. In addition to robot factories, we will also have the so-called data factories in which humanoid robots will have to learn from people and remember like humans, said the Serbian leader.
Vucic added that his country will present thousands of armed robots at the next parade, and he will ask Chinese leader Xi Jinping for support.
— During the presentation, I was struck by one detail: when they said that they had larger robots that could lift 100 kg each, and they could also be armed. So, at our next military parade, we will have thousands of armed robots so that we can further secure our country, Vucic emphasized.
He added that he “must ask President Xi about all this when he meets him.” “I hope that Xi, as a sincere friend of Serbia, will help us in this matter,” Vucic said.
The Serbian president also announced that this year his country may become the first in Europe to produce Chinese robots, and the plan assumes the construction of a total of 50 factories in 2026-2030. – This year and in the coming months we can start one of the largest investments in the history of Serbia and we can be the first country in Europe to produce such robots, he said.




