Chinese and Indian robots battle for Japan's logistics money

Quicktron and GreyOrange market cheap solutions to warehouse labor shortage

20190730 Butler robot

Butler robots, made by India's GreyOrange, are used in warehouses operated by Japanese furniture seller Nitori. (Photo courtesy of GreyOrange)

NATSUKO KATSUKI, Nikkei staff writer

OSAKA -- Startups from China and India have deployed their warehouse robots in Japan, where a labor shortage has stretched the logistics sector's ability to keep up with online shopping growth.

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