Cocoa is one of the important plantation crops that has a significant economic contribution in Malaysia. However, this industry is facing difficulties in increasing the production due to several factors, especially the limited area of crops. This is due to the most cocoa plantation being traditionally owned and cultivated by smallholders. Efforts are now being made to attract investors to commercially grow cocoa in a large plantation area. The use of mechanization and robotic technologies has been anticipated to be capable of increasing farm efficiency, reducing production costs and dependence on labor thus increase cocoa production in the country. Therefore, this paper reviews the latest development and application of the modern agricultural technologies all around the world. Then, this paper will discuss the potential use of those technologies, especially mechanization and robotic technologies in the cocoa plantation industry in Malaysia. The potential challenges of adopting the technologies in the cocoa industry were also discussed. In the end, the recommendations to overcome the challenges are also proposed.