Correction at 21:00 KST: This article has been corrected to say the model pictured could have also been produced prior to a larger company policy change eliminating orange-colored robots in favor of white-colored ones.
Industrial robotics manufactured by a Swiss company have again appeared in North Korea, potentially in violation of international sanctions, photographs published by state media on Tuesday show.
Correction at 21:00 KST: This article has been corrected to say the model pictured could have also been produced prior to a larger company policy change eliminating orange-colored robots in favor of white-colored ones.
Industrial robotics manufactured by a Swiss company have again appeared in North Korea, potentially in violation of international sanctions, photographs published by state media on Tuesday show.
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