Made-in-Vietnam UAVs, robots stalk Hanoi pedestrian square

By Trong Dat December 10, 2025 | 05:27 pm PT

Techfest Vietnam this week brings robots, UAVs and other locally developed technologies to Hoan Kiem walking-only street in downtown Hanoi, offering the public a chance to experience them.

Organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the city, it will take place from Dec. 12 to 14 with the theme "National Entrepreneurship - A New Growth Driver."

This will be the first time that made-in-Vietnam strategic technological products will be on show in public.

The public, who usually only get to watch demonstration videos of such tech, can now interact with the technologies and learn how they work.

This is one of four experience zones at Techfest Vietnam 2025, each showcasing a different aspect of the innovation ecosystem.

There will also be talk shows, workshops, an AI photo studio, AR challenges, and eSports tournaments at the event.

An UAV at Vietnam’s International Digital Week in Ninh Binh in October, 2025. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy

Tran Anh Tuan, director of the city Department of Science and Technology, said that, unlike previous years when the event was held indoors at exhibition centers, this year's format aims to bring technology closer to the public.

Visitors could explore technologies, learn about policies and hear about startup stories, he added.

The event will have around 700 booths and expects to attract around 60,000 attendees, 1,200 investment funds and incubators and 1,700 startups from both Vietnam and abroad.