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Japanese and Korean shipbuilders deploy robots to challenge China
Original: Japanese and Korean shipbuilders deploy robots to take on China
Japanese and South Korean shipbuilders are turning to robotics to boost productivity and counter China's dominance of the global shipbuilding industry, the Financial Times reports. Faced with rising labour shortages and Chinese yards' scale advantages, the two countries' leading shipmakers hope automation can cut costs and keep them competitive in the market for commercial vessels.
Why now: Competition with China in shipbuilding and industrial automation is a live economic and strategic concern.
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- Japanese and Korean shipbuilders deploy robots to take on China · Financial Times
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