VNG Lab Partners With Ho Chi Minh City Clinic to Develop Exercise Support Technology

On November 11, VNG PT Lab, VNG’s robotics and hardware research unit, announced in Ho Chi Minh City that it would partner with True Core Wellness to develop technology supporting exercise and physical training. VNG PT Lab will handle research, design and manufacturing, while True Core Wellness will contribute its sports science expertise to help researchers understand users’ practical needs.

VNG founder and chairman Lê Hồng Minh is also the founder of True Core Wellness, where American doctor Wade Brackenbury serves as chairman. At the event, Lê Hồng Minh said older adults and people with limited mobility need appropriate exercise but often struggle to find suitable facilities and guidance. He said this was one reason the two had decided to continue working together.

Lê Hồng Minh tries a product demonstrated by VNG PT Lab as part of the partnership.（VietVance）

Alois Luong, head of VNG PT Lab, said the lab was established in Ho Chi Minh City in January 2026 and focuses on developing machines that can interact directly with people. Its team designs and builds its own motors, sensors and control software, and is exploring the use of humanoid robot technology in training equipment so the devices can recognize movement, operate precisely and adapt to their surroundings. Lê Hồng Minh said early product versions might look fairly simple but would combine robotics and artificial intelligence technology. He hopes the products will eventually reach users in Vietnam and around the world.

The two began working together in 2006. Wade Brackenbury had planned to open a clinic in Shanghai, China, but decided to stay and work in Vietnam after visiting to explore opportunities. There, he met Lê Hồng Minh, one of his first clients. That same year, Wade Brackenbury founded the ACC clinic network, which grew from Vietnam’s first licensed chiropractic clinic. FV Hospital acquired the network in 2022.

Source: VietVance