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China robotics industry cools down as top maker of robot waiting staff slashes jobs

South China Morning Post

By Tracy Qu

The founder of Pudu Technology, which raised a billion yuan last year, says the company needs to lay off some staff to survive
As Chinas population ages and labour costs rise, some people have hoped that robots could gradually replace human beings in some jobs

#technology #populationages #robot #costsrise #humanbeings

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