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‘Set up the robot and go for coffee’: ISOTeam bets on automation in its next stage of growth

Besides building up a robotic workforce, the company is planning to venture beyond just public housing maintenance projects to bid for other public sector projects

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Janice Lim

Janice Lim

Published Mon, May 5, 2025 · 07:00 AM
    • Anthony Koh, chief executive officer of ISOTeam, says the company is still focusing its efforts on winning projects in public housing maintenance as it is a very stable industry with little credit risk.
    • Anthony Koh, chief executive officer of ISOTeam, says the company is still focusing its efforts on winning projects in public housing maintenance as it is a very stable industry with little credit risk. PHOTO: TAY CHU YI, BT

    [SINGAPORE] Anthony Koh may already be 59 years old, but the chief executive officer of ISOTeam is still enrolling himself in artificial intelligence (AI) courses.

    The head of the facilities management company is banking on automating his workforce through the use of drones, robots and AI to help take his company to the next level of growth.

    One of them is an indoor robot that is able to paint the interior of a HDB flat. All a worker has to do is input the required settings.

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