South Korean industry embraces robots to ease labor crunch


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Woowa Brothers, operator of the country's biggest food delivery app, is testing the Dilly Drive small delivery robot to pick up orders from restaurants and take them to customers. (Photo by Kotaro Hosokawa) KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer August 22, 2022 11:06 JST | South Korea Copy Copied SEOUL -- South Korea's logistics and restaurant industries are becoming leading sectors in robot adoption as labor shortages and a hike in the minimum wage prompt many companies to introduce work robots. Major logistics companies have introduced transport robots to streamline package handling. A big food delivery service provider and a convenience...