DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane ROBOTS TAKING ROBOTS' JOBS Source: South Korean Robots Inexpensive foreign labor has been displacing established workers for years. Now new, cheaper robots are stealing established robot jobs Here's what we know: South Korea seems to be at the forefront of robot usage, especially in restaurants and logistics providers Now, South Korean robots are being replaced by inexpensive Chinese robots The robo-immigrants are not thought to be more advanced than domestic rebots; they are simply cheaper Where is human labor in this equation; the South Korean government is reportedly encouraging the transition of low-level manual labor from robots to humans because of cost effectiveness The use of robots particularly in restaurants and logistics industries is seen as making humans more efficient - it's all about botto