7-Eleven's cashier robot

A 7-Eleven employee helps a model using VENY, a polar bear-shaped cashier robot, at a 7-Eleven Signature convenience store at Lotte World Tower in Seoul, Tuesday. The artificial intelligence-based robot is equipped with the Hand-pay system, which identifies individuals by the pattern of veins in their hands. It can also communicate with customers through text-to-speech technology. The robot is expected to replace part-timers at convenience stores amid the rapid minimum wage hike. / Yonhap