{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"168144","rtpr_id":"nGNE48L1cP-20261013","ticker":"YFOR","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["YFOR"],"title":"YYForce Brings Humanoid Robots to Hospitality in Landmark Partnership with Novotel & Mercure Singapore on Stevens","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-13T20:05:00.313Z","article_body":"Planned rollout across the 772-room precinct combines service robotics with\nresearch into future humanoid housekeeping and banquet applications\n\nSINGAPORE, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YYForce Inc. (NASDAQ: YFOR),\nNovotel Singapore on Stevens and Mercure Singapore on Stevens today announced\na partnership to introduce service robots across the hotels’ 772-room\nprecinct and advance AI and humanoid robotics development. The collaboration\nwill combine a confirmed operational rollout with research informed by hotel\nworkflows, aiming to improve guest service and develop future hospitality\ncapabilities.\n\n\n\nYYForce and Novotel/Mercure representatives at the Memorandum of Understanding\nsigning ceremony.\n\nThe collaboration creates a real-world operating environment spanning 772\nguestrooms, restaurants and event spaces. The hotels will contribute\nhospitality operating expertise and an environment in which the technology can\nbe evaluated, while YYForce will provide robotics capabilities and technical\nsupport as it develops an integrated human, AI and robotics workforce model.\nThe operating objective is to improve service consistency while reducing\nrepetitive delivery, transport and cleaning work so hotel Heartists can devote\nmore time to guest-facing service.\n\nAn initial pre-deployment comparison projects approximately 10% lower monthly\noperating costs across selected housekeeping, concierge and food and beverage\noperations, including the robot costs reflected in the model. Actual costs,\nproductivity and guest-service outcomes will be evaluated after rollout.\n\n“In a hotel, every journey to deliver an item and every repetitive task\ntakes time. We want to use robotics thoughtfully, so our teams can focus their\nattention where it matters most to the guest,” said Piotr Kupiec, General\nManager of Novotel Singapore on Stevens and Mercure Singapore on Stevens.\n\n“Across two hotels, the opportunity is to rethink how work moves through the\noperation. Our measure of success will be whether we deliver more consistent\nservice and make everyday work more manageable for our Heartists.”\n\nThe confirmed first phase will introduce specialized service robots for guest\ndeliveries, food and beverage logistics, scheduled cleaning and concierge\nsupport. Deployment preparations include lift integration, route mapping,\nnetwork requirements and guest arrival notifications. The rollout is intended\nto establish an operating environment in which YYForce can evaluate robotics\nacross hotel logistics, facilities and guest-facing services.\n\nA separate second phase is intended to focus on YYForce’s humanoid system\nand future iterations. Selected housekeeping and banquet workflows will inform\ndevelopment of robotic hardware, software and AI systems through permitted\nobservations and agreed operational data-use arrangements.\n\n“Working in an operating hotel environment gives us the opportunity to move\nrobotics development from controlled demonstrations toward real-world\nworkflows,” said Mike Fu, Chief Executive Officer of YYForce. “This\ncollaboration connects technologies that can be deployed today with the\noperational learning required to develop the next generation of workforce\nsolutions.”\n\n“Our objective is to build the technology, operational knowledge and\npermitted training data needed for a future in which people, AI, specialized\nservice robots and humanoid robots work together across hospitality, facility\nmanagement and other service-intensive industries. This is a practical step\ntoward YYForce’s 2030 Vision and our commitment to Forging Forward\nTogether.”\n\nTogether, the partners aim to build practical knowledge of how people, AI and\nrobotics can improve hospitality operations. The collaboration connects the\nhotels’ focus on guest service and more manageable work for Heartists with\nYYForce’s 2030 Vision for an integrated workforce ecosystem. The\naccompanying factsheets set out the deployment scope, AI research programme\nand longer-term strategy.\n\nAbout YYForce Inc\n\nYYForce Inc. (NASDAQ: YFOR) is a technology-enabled provider of workforce\nsolutions and integrated facility management services. The Company is\ndeveloping a workforce ecosystem combining human talent, on-demand staffing,\nartificial intelligence, autonomous robotics, humanoid robotics and smart\nfacility management technologies. Through its operating businesses and\ntechnology platforms, YYForce seeks to improve workforce productivity,\noperational efficiency and service delivery across hospitality, commercial\nfacilities and other service-intensive industries.\n\nVisit www.yyforce.ai\n\nAbout Novotel\n\nNovotel Hotels, Suites & Resorts offers destination hotels designed as\ncomforting and energizing places where guests can ‘press pause’ and take\ntime to enjoy the moments that really matter. The brand’s wide array of\nhotels, suites and resorts offer a multitude of services for business and\nleisure guests alike, including spacious, modular rooms with natural and\nintuitive design; 24/7 catering with nutritious choices; dedicated meeting\nspaces; attentive and proactive staff; family zones for the youngest guests;\nmulti- purpose lobbies; and accessible fitness centers. Novotel, which has\nover 540 locations in more than 65 countries is part of Accor, a world leading\nhospitality group counting over 5,500 properties throughout more than 110\ncountries. Novotel is also a participating brand in ALL - Accor Live Limitless\n– a lifestyle loyalty program providing access to a wide variety of rewards,\nservices and experiences.\n\nnovotel.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=ANtLJFeqXQO9M-3CGNmJvY3LP8dQy39LzFMziFxXjLvYTMHrVkOkp2E7EJnpo80ILxYcT2pyG0KsuE8IDY51fh54EGwGpM7rWuWNaiVV_hU=)\n| all.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=fB6WUThIuPgZKSCSaBmMfjkHFijYqPiL5IJSjfo149GlnrNmem-S5pphkl6Nvaohe5Xi2uFq3Vggq-irqJue-DyFEdNMyus3Yp66TsSWbfo=)\n| group.accor.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=lHPnCoYq09d6mcO_7uPqGwP8aYKH_hCU9ZWwM0jNbi5eiwamLZudrJyEm3rQz7cukNjScxqqLllkHo9ut3MPyWo0OoY1AW8uAcuwSeW35hE=)\n\nAbout Mercure\n\nInspired by Mercury, the Roman god of travelers, Mercure hotels offer so much\nmore than a place to find comfort and sleep – they are a portal to\ndiscovery, a springboard to exploration. Since its founding in 1973, Mercure\nprides itself on offering high-quality standards with a true take on locality.\nThrough its “Discover Local” program, Mercure welcomes guests – be it in\nRio, Paris, Bangkok or any other destination globally – and instantly\nimmerses them in a locally inspired atmosphere. Everything from the decorative\ndesign to our passion for local food and beverage discoveries is rooted in the\nunique features of each destination. Mercure hotels are conveniently located\nin city centers, by the sea or in the mountains, with more than 960 hotels in\n65+ countries. Mercure is part of Accor, a world leading hospitality group\ncounting over 5,500 properties throughout more than 110 countries, and a\nparticipating brand in ALL - Accor Live Limitless – a lifestyle loyalty\nprogram providing access to a wide variety of rewards, services and\nexperiences.\n\nMercure Singapore on Stevens offers 518 locally inspired guestrooms near\nOrchard Road and the Singapore Botanic Gardens, providing a base to\n“Discover Local” through Singapore’s neighbourhoods, food and culture.\nwww.mercure-singapore-stevens.com.\n\nMedia and investor enquiries\n\nYYForce Inc.\nJason Zhi Yong Phua\nChief Financial Officer\nenquiries@yyforce.ai\n\nPiacente Financial Communications\nyfor@thepiacentegroup.com\n\nNovotel Singapore on Stevens and Mercure Singapore on Stevens\nElsa Kimy Yue\nDirector of Marketing & Communications\nElsa.yue@accor.com | +65 8338 8942\n\nAnnex A Deployment and operating context\n\nThe service robotics rollout is confirmed for Novotel Singapore on Stevens and\nMercure Singapore on Stevens. Deployment has not yet begun. The applications\nbelow describe the planned scope; individual robot assignments and operating\narrangements will be finalised before launch.\n\n Application                  Planned role                                                                                                                                                                     \n In-room delivery             Delivering guest amenities and in-room dining orders. Preparations include lift integration, mapped routes and guest arrival notifications.                                      \n Food and beverage logistics  Supporting restaurant and banquet logistics, including item transport and selected service and clearing tasks. Food Exchange and Winestone feature in the operational planning.  \n Cleaning                     Scheduled cleaning of selected public areas, lobbies and guest corridors, with restaurant cleaning also included in operational planning.                                        \n Concierge support            Supporting guest directions and basic enquiries. Check-in assistance remains subject to separate assessment and approval.                                                        \n\nDeployment preparation\n\nPreparations will address robot route mapping, lift configuration, network\nrequirements and guest notifications. Tasks and operating areas will be\nmatched to the robots’ capabilities and the hotels’ service requirements.\nTechnical readiness will determine the implementation sequence.\n\nTechnology and support\n\nYYForce will provide hardware, software updates, maintenance and technical\npersonnel under the MOU. The scope of support and commercial arrangements will\nfollow the parties’ final agreements.\n\nWhy operational capacity matters\n\nSingapore’s hotel sector recorded average occupancy of 81.9% in 2025, up\nfrom 81.4% in 2024, while international visitor arrivals reached 16.9 million,\naccording to the Singapore Tourism Board. These sector-wide figures provide\ncontext for the partnership’s focus on service capacity and productivity.\n\nSource: Singapore Tourism Board, 3 February 2026, “Record Singapore tourism\nreceipts from January to September 2025”.\n\nOperating objectives\n\nThe initial comparison projects approximately 10% lower monthly costs for\nselected operations with robotics support, including the robot costs listed in\nthe model. This estimate applies to the operations covered by the comparison.\nA separate planning assumption estimates a potential 5% reduction in\nrooms-department overtime costs. The estimates use different bases and do not\nrepresent a combined saving. Both are subject to the model’s cost scope,\noperating coverage and service assumptions; actual results will be assessed\nafter deployment. Proposed performance measures include delivery turnaround,\ntasks completed per labour hour, reliability, colleague workload and guest\nfeedback.\n\nAnnex B AI and humanoid robotics development\n\nResearch into future hotel applications\n\nThe collaboration envisages a second phase focused on training and developing\nYYForce’s humanoid robotic system and future iterations. The intended\nresearch uses hospitality workflows to help the company understand the\nphysical tasks and service requirements that future humanoid systems would\nneed to handle.\n\nHow hospitality workflows inform AI development\n\nThe programme is intended to connect observation of selected hospitality tasks\nwith the development of robotic hardware, software and AI systems. YYForce’s\nhumanoid units are expected to train alongside hotel personnel in agreed\nsettings, helping researchers understand how people move, handle tasks and\nadapt to different service environments.\n\nHousekeeping research.\n\nSelected room-attendant workflows would be observed to map movements, physical\nenvironments and spatial requirements. This work is intended to help YYForce\nunderstand complex housekeeping tasks and translate them into future automated\nroom-cleaning capabilities.\n\nBanquet and guest-service research.\n\nSelected banquet workflows would help researchers understand movement\nrequirements, service protocols and adaptability to event settings. These\nobservations are intended to support future banquet and guest-service\napplications.\n\nYYForce intends to use permitted observations and agreed operational data to\nrefine robotic hardware, software and AI systems. The research concerns future\ncapabilities; it does not establish that humanoid systems are ready to clean\noccupied guestrooms or operate banquets independently.\n\nAn operating environment for technology development\n\nHotels bring together housekeeping, logistics, food and beverage, facility\nmanagement and guest services. The collaboration is designed to move\nYYForce’s robotics strategy beyond demonstrations and allow the company to\nevaluate how specialised service robots and future humanoid systems can work\nalongside people across these functions. YYForce expects the insights to\ncontribute to applications that could be adapted to other service-intensive\nenvironments.\n\nResearch data and intellectual property\n\nThe parties’ agreed contractual arrangements will govern research\nactivities, permitted data use and ownership of research outputs. YYForce’s\nobjective is to develop proprietary robotics know-how and operational datasets\nfrom permitted research, while the hotels retain rights to their operational\nprotocols, confidential business information and brand assets. Any use of\nguest or employee personal data would require separate review and appropriate\nsafeguards.\n\nAdditional YYForce commentary\n\n“We can deploy specialized robots for tasks that can already be automated\nwhile simultaneously training humanoid systems to understand more complex\nhospitality activities such as housekeeping and banquet operations.”\n\nMike Fu, Chief Executive Officer, YYForce Inc.\n\nAnnex C YYForce 2030 Vision and corporate statements\n\nYYForce 2030 Vision\n\nThe collaboration aligns with YYForce’s 2030 Vision to develop an integrated\nfuture workforce ecosystem combining:\n\n• Human workforce solutions and on-demand staffing\n\n• Artificial intelligence\n\n• Autonomous service robotics\n\n• Humanoid robotics\n\n• Smart facility management technologies\n\n• Data-driven workforce and operational management systems\n\nThe Company’s long-term objective is for automation to handle selected\nrepetitive, logistics-intensive and physically demanding activities, while\npeople focus on service, decision-making and customer engagement. YYForce\nexpects insights from hospitality operations to support applications that may\nbe adapted to other service-intensive environments.\n\nThe Company believes hospitality offers an important environment in which this\nhuman-and-machine workforce model can be developed and evaluated. The\ninitiative is intended to build operational knowledge and robotics\ncapabilities that may support future commercial applications across service\nindustries.\n\n“This collaboration represents another step toward YYForce’s 2030 Vision\nand our commitment to Forging Forward Together.”\n\nMike Fu, Chief Executive Officer, YYForce Inc.\n\nForward looking statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nSection 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the\nSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company bases these\nforward-looking statements on its expectations and projections about future\nevents, which the Company derives from the information currently available to\nit. You can identify forward-looking statements by those that are not\nhistorical in nature, particularly those that use terminology such as \"may,\"\n\"should,\" \"expects,\" \"anticipates,\" \"contemplates,\" \"estimates,\" \"believes,\"\n\"plans,\" \"projected,\" \"predicts,\" \"potential,\" or \"hopes\" or the negative of\nthese or similar terms. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and\nuncertainties, and the forward-looking events discussed in this press release\nmay not occur, and actual events and results may differ materially and are\nsubject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions about the Company and a\nnumber of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, the\nCompany's goals and strategies; the Company's future business development,\nfinancial condition and results of operations, including the introduction of\nnew products and services, expected changes in the Company's revenues, costs\nand expenditures, anticipated customer growth, and demand for and market\nacceptance of the Company's products and services; and industry, market and\nregulatory conditions, including competition, government policies and\nregulations affecting the Company's industry, and other factors that may\naffect the Company's financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.\nFor a more detailed discussion of risk factors, please refer to the Company's\nfilings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the \"Risk\nFactors\" section of the Company's most recent annual report on Form 20-F, as\namended.\n\nA photo accompanying this announcement is available at\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/376335e5-7ac5-4266-83c2-a881bc3c5fcc","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNE48L1cP-20261013","title":"YYForce Brings Humanoid Robots to Hospitality in Landmark Partnership with Novotel & Mercure Singapore on Stevens","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"YFOR","created":"2026-10-13T20:05:00.313Z","tickers":["YFOR"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Planned rollout across the 772-room precinct combines service robotics with\nresearch into future humanoid housekeeping and banquet applications\n\nSINGAPORE, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YYForce Inc. (NASDAQ: YFOR),\nNovotel Singapore on Stevens and Mercure Singapore on Stevens today announced\na partnership to introduce service robots across the hotels’ 772-room\nprecinct and advance AI and humanoid robotics development. The collaboration\nwill combine a confirmed operational rollout with research informed by hotel\nworkflows, aiming to improve guest service and develop future hospitality\ncapabilities.\n\n\n\nYYForce and Novotel/Mercure representatives at the Memorandum of Understanding\nsigning ceremony.\n\nThe collaboration creates a real-world operating environment spanning 772\nguestrooms, restaurants and event spaces. The hotels will contribute\nhospitality operating expertise and an environment in which the technology can\nbe evaluated, while YYForce will provide robotics capabilities and technical\nsupport as it develops an integrated human, AI and robotics workforce model.\nThe operating objective is to improve service consistency while reducing\nrepetitive delivery, transport and cleaning work so hotel Heartists can devote\nmore time to guest-facing service.\n\nAn initial pre-deployment comparison projects approximately 10% lower monthly\noperating costs across selected housekeeping, concierge and food and beverage\noperations, including the robot costs reflected in the model. Actual costs,\nproductivity and guest-service outcomes will be evaluated after rollout.\n\n“In a hotel, every journey to deliver an item and every repetitive task\ntakes time. We want to use robotics thoughtfully, so our teams can focus their\nattention where it matters most to the guest,” said Piotr Kupiec, General\nManager of Novotel Singapore on Stevens and Mercure Singapore on Stevens.\n\n“Across two hotels, the opportunity is to rethink how work moves through the\noperation. Our measure of success will be whether we deliver more consistent\nservice and make everyday work more manageable for our Heartists.”\n\nThe confirmed first phase will introduce specialized service robots for guest\ndeliveries, food and beverage logistics, scheduled cleaning and concierge\nsupport. Deployment preparations include lift integration, route mapping,\nnetwork requirements and guest arrival notifications. The rollout is intended\nto establish an operating environment in which YYForce can evaluate robotics\nacross hotel logistics, facilities and guest-facing services.\n\nA separate second phase is intended to focus on YYForce’s humanoid system\nand future iterations. Selected housekeeping and banquet workflows will inform\ndevelopment of robotic hardware, software and AI systems through permitted\nobservations and agreed operational data-use arrangements.\n\n“Working in an operating hotel environment gives us the opportunity to move\nrobotics development from controlled demonstrations toward real-world\nworkflows,” said Mike Fu, Chief Executive Officer of YYForce. “This\ncollaboration connects technologies that can be deployed today with the\noperational learning required to develop the next generation of workforce\nsolutions.”\n\n“Our objective is to build the technology, operational knowledge and\npermitted training data needed for a future in which people, AI, specialized\nservice robots and humanoid robots work together across hospitality, facility\nmanagement and other service-intensive industries. This is a practical step\ntoward YYForce’s 2030 Vision and our commitment to Forging Forward\nTogether.”\n\nTogether, the partners aim to build practical knowledge of how people, AI and\nrobotics can improve hospitality operations. The collaboration connects the\nhotels’ focus on guest service and more manageable work for Heartists with\nYYForce’s 2030 Vision for an integrated workforce ecosystem. The\naccompanying factsheets set out the deployment scope, AI research programme\nand longer-term strategy.\n\nAbout YYForce Inc\n\nYYForce Inc. (NASDAQ: YFOR) is a technology-enabled provider of workforce\nsolutions and integrated facility management services. The Company is\ndeveloping a workforce ecosystem combining human talent, on-demand staffing,\nartificial intelligence, autonomous robotics, humanoid robotics and smart\nfacility management technologies. Through its operating businesses and\ntechnology platforms, YYForce seeks to improve workforce productivity,\noperational efficiency and service delivery across hospitality, commercial\nfacilities and other service-intensive industries.\n\nVisit www.yyforce.ai\n\nAbout Novotel\n\nNovotel Hotels, Suites & Resorts offers destination hotels designed as\ncomforting and energizing places where guests can ‘press pause’ and take\ntime to enjoy the moments that really matter. The brand’s wide array of\nhotels, suites and resorts offer a multitude of services for business and\nleisure guests alike, including spacious, modular rooms with natural and\nintuitive design; 24/7 catering with nutritious choices; dedicated meeting\nspaces; attentive and proactive staff; family zones for the youngest guests;\nmulti- purpose lobbies; and accessible fitness centers. Novotel, which has\nover 540 locations in more than 65 countries is part of Accor, a world leading\nhospitality group counting over 5,500 properties throughout more than 110\ncountries. Novotel is also a participating brand in ALL - Accor Live Limitless\n– a lifestyle loyalty program providing access to a wide variety of rewards,\nservices and experiences.\n\nnovotel.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=ANtLJFeqXQO9M-3CGNmJvY3LP8dQy39LzFMziFxXjLvYTMHrVkOkp2E7EJnpo80ILxYcT2pyG0KsuE8IDY51fh54EGwGpM7rWuWNaiVV_hU=)\n| all.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=fB6WUThIuPgZKSCSaBmMfjkHFijYqPiL5IJSjfo149GlnrNmem-S5pphkl6Nvaohe5Xi2uFq3Vggq-irqJue-DyFEdNMyus3Yp66TsSWbfo=)\n| group.accor.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=lHPnCoYq09d6mcO_7uPqGwP8aYKH_hCU9ZWwM0jNbi5eiwamLZudrJyEm3rQz7cukNjScxqqLllkHo9ut3MPyWo0OoY1AW8uAcuwSeW35hE=)\n\nAbout Mercure\n\nInspired by Mercury, the Roman god of travelers, Mercure hotels offer so much\nmore than a place to find comfort and sleep – they are a portal to\ndiscovery, a springboard to exploration. Since its founding in 1973, Mercure\nprides itself on offering high-quality standards with a true take on locality.\nThrough its “Discover Local” program, Mercure welcomes guests – be it in\nRio, Paris, Bangkok or any other destination globally – and instantly\nimmerses them in a locally inspired atmosphere. Everything from the decorative\ndesign to our passion for local food and beverage discoveries is rooted in the\nunique features of each destination. Mercure hotels are conveniently located\nin city centers, by the sea or in the mountains, with more than 960 hotels in\n65+ countries. Mercure is part of Accor, a world leading hospitality group\ncounting over 5,500 properties throughout more than 110 countries, and a\nparticipating brand in ALL - Accor Live Limitless – a lifestyle loyalty\nprogram providing access to a wide variety of rewards, services and\nexperiences.\n\nMercure Singapore on Stevens offers 518 locally inspired guestrooms near\nOrchard Road and the Singapore Botanic Gardens, providing a base to\n“Discover Local” through Singapore’s neighbourhoods, food and culture.\nwww.mercure-singapore-stevens.com.\n\nMedia and investor enquiries\n\nYYForce Inc.\nJason Zhi Yong Phua\nChief Financial Officer\nenquiries@yyforce.ai\n\nPiacente Financial Communications\nyfor@thepiacentegroup.com\n\nNovotel Singapore on Stevens and Mercure Singapore on Stevens\nElsa Kimy Yue\nDirector of Marketing & Communications\nElsa.yue@accor.com | +65 8338 8942\n\nAnnex A Deployment and operating context\n\nThe service robotics rollout is confirmed for Novotel Singapore on Stevens and\nMercure Singapore on Stevens. Deployment has not yet begun. The applications\nbelow describe the planned scope; individual robot assignments and operating\narrangements will be finalised before launch.\n\n Application                  Planned role                                                                                                                                                                     \n In-room delivery             Delivering guest amenities and in-room dining orders. Preparations include lift integration, mapped routes and guest arrival notifications.                                      \n Food and beverage logistics  Supporting restaurant and banquet logistics, including item transport and selected service and clearing tasks. Food Exchange and Winestone feature in the operational planning.  \n Cleaning                     Scheduled cleaning of selected public areas, lobbies and guest corridors, with restaurant cleaning also included in operational planning.                                        \n Concierge support            Supporting guest directions and basic enquiries. Check-in assistance remains subject to separate assessment and approval.                                                        \n\nDeployment preparation\n\nPreparations will address robot route mapping, lift configuration, network\nrequirements and guest notifications. Tasks and operating areas will be\nmatched to the robots’ capabilities and the hotels’ service requirements.\nTechnical readiness will determine the implementation sequence.\n\nTechnology and support\n\nYYForce will provide hardware, software updates, maintenance and technical\npersonnel under the MOU. The scope of support and commercial arrangements will\nfollow the parties’ final agreements.\n\nWhy operational capacity matters\n\nSingapore’s hotel sector recorded average occupancy of 81.9% in 2025, up\nfrom 81.4% in 2024, while international visitor arrivals reached 16.9 million,\naccording to the Singapore Tourism Board. These sector-wide figures provide\ncontext for the partnership’s focus on service capacity and productivity.\n\nSource: Singapore Tourism Board, 3 February 2026, “Record Singapore tourism\nreceipts from January to September 2025”.\n\nOperating objectives\n\nThe initial comparison projects approximately 10% lower monthly costs for\nselected operations with robotics support, including the robot costs listed in\nthe model. This estimate applies to the operations covered by the comparison.\nA separate planning assumption estimates a potential 5% reduction in\nrooms-department overtime costs. The estimates use different bases and do not\nrepresent a combined saving. Both are subject to the model’s cost scope,\noperating coverage and service assumptions; actual results will be assessed\nafter deployment. Proposed performance measures include delivery turnaround,\ntasks completed per labour hour, reliability, colleague workload and guest\nfeedback.\n\nAnnex B AI and humanoid robotics development\n\nResearch into future hotel applications\n\nThe collaboration envisages a second phase focused on training and developing\nYYForce’s humanoid robotic system and future iterations. The intended\nresearch uses hospitality workflows to help the company understand the\nphysical tasks and service requirements that future humanoid systems would\nneed to handle.\n\nHow hospitality workflows inform AI development\n\nThe programme is intended to connect observation of selected hospitality tasks\nwith the development of robotic hardware, software and AI systems. YYForce’s\nhumanoid units are expected to train alongside hotel personnel in agreed\nsettings, helping researchers understand how people move, handle tasks and\nadapt to different service environments.\n\nHousekeeping research.\n\nSelected room-attendant workflows would be observed to map movements, physical\nenvironments and spatial requirements. This work is intended to help YYForce\nunderstand complex housekeeping tasks and translate them into future automated\nroom-cleaning capabilities.\n\nBanquet and guest-service research.\n\nSelected banquet workflows would help researchers understand movement\nrequirements, service protocols and adaptability to event settings. These\nobservations are intended to support future banquet and guest-service\napplications.\n\nYYForce intends to use permitted observations and agreed operational data to\nrefine robotic hardware, software and AI systems. The research concerns future\ncapabilities; it does not establish that humanoid systems are ready to clean\noccupied guestrooms or operate banquets independently.\n\nAn operating environment for technology development\n\nHotels bring together housekeeping, logistics, food and beverage, facility\nmanagement and guest services. The collaboration is designed to move\nYYForce’s robotics strategy beyond demonstrations and allow the company to\nevaluate how specialised service robots and future humanoid systems can work\nalongside people across these functions. YYForce expects the insights to\ncontribute to applications that could be adapted to other service-intensive\nenvironments.\n\nResearch data and intellectual property\n\nThe parties’ agreed contractual arrangements will govern research\nactivities, permitted data use and ownership of research outputs. YYForce’s\nobjective is to develop proprietary robotics know-how and operational datasets\nfrom permitted research, while the hotels retain rights to their operational\nprotocols, confidential business information and brand assets. Any use of\nguest or employee personal data would require separate review and appropriate\nsafeguards.\n\nAdditional YYForce commentary\n\n“We can deploy specialized robots for tasks that can already be automated\nwhile simultaneously training humanoid systems to understand more complex\nhospitality activities such as housekeeping and banquet operations.”\n\nMike Fu, Chief Executive Officer, YYForce Inc.\n\nAnnex C YYForce 2030 Vision and corporate statements\n\nYYForce 2030 Vision\n\nThe collaboration aligns with YYForce’s 2030 Vision to develop an integrated\nfuture workforce ecosystem combining:\n\n• Human workforce solutions and on-demand staffing\n\n• Artificial intelligence\n\n• Autonomous service robotics\n\n• Humanoid robotics\n\n• Smart facility management technologies\n\n• Data-driven workforce and operational management systems\n\nThe Company’s long-term objective is for automation to handle selected\nrepetitive, logistics-intensive and physically demanding activities, while\npeople focus on service, decision-making and customer engagement. YYForce\nexpects insights from hospitality operations to support applications that may\nbe adapted to other service-intensive environments.\n\nThe Company believes hospitality offers an important environment in which this\nhuman-and-machine workforce model can be developed and evaluated. The\ninitiative is intended to build operational knowledge and robotics\ncapabilities that may support future commercial applications across service\nindustries.\n\n“This collaboration represents another step toward YYForce’s 2030 Vision\nand our commitment to Forging Forward Together.”\n\nMike Fu, Chief Executive Officer, YYForce Inc.\n\nForward looking statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nSection 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the\nSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company bases these\nforward-looking statements on its expectations and projections about future\nevents, which the Company derives from the information currently available to\nit. You can identify forward-looking statements by those that are not\nhistorical in nature, particularly those that use terminology such as \"may,\"\n\"should,\" \"expects,\" \"anticipates,\" \"contemplates,\" \"estimates,\" \"believes,\"\n\"plans,\" \"projected,\" \"predicts,\" \"potential,\" or \"hopes\" or the negative of\nthese or similar terms. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and\nuncertainties, and the forward-looking events discussed in this press release\nmay not occur, and actual events and results may differ materially and are\nsubject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions about the Company and a\nnumber of factors. 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