South Korean Tech Bosses Fret About A Flood Of Cheap Chinese Robot Waiters
South Korean Tech Bosses Fret About A Flood Of Cheap Chinese Robot Waiters South Korean restaurants are using AI robots to cope with labor shortages . Robots made in China are vastly cheaper than those from South Korea. There are fears that the cut-price competition could hit Korea's robotics industry. Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Download the app Tech executives in South Korea are concerned that a flood of cheap Chinese robots is undermining their own attempts to sell their own devices, a report says. South Korea has embraced robot waiters in restaurants as a response to labor shortages caused in part by a demographic crisis. Data from the Korean Association of Robot Industry shared with the Financial Times showed there were 5,000 server robots in Korean restaurants.