Robot chefs are replacing humans at some South Korean highway restaurants.
Tech companies say robots can help solve labor shortage in an aging nation.
Workers say their roles have been downgraded from chefs to cleaning staff.
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That was until February 2024, when three robot chefs took over the kitchen at Munmak. The restaurant’s menu has since changed, away from local delicacies like makguksu and slow-cooked beef stews to easily automatable dishes such as ramen, udon, and varieties of Korean stews. The robots speed through 150 meals every hour, nearly double what Park can make by hand.
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Robot chefs take over at South Korea’s highway restaurants, to mixed reviews
https://restofworld.org/2025/robot-chefs-south-korea-restaurants/cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/30317002
Fake workers, fake service.