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Robots to the rescue as South Korea battles severe labour crunch
South Korea is adopting unstaffed coffee shops, ramen eateries, and flower outlets using robots and self-service to address rising labor costs. The National Fire Agency estimates 9,000 such stores nationwide by 2024, with Samsung Card projecting a fourfold increase from 2020 to 2025.
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