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Foxconn already mentioned last summer the days are numbered for these jobs. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/01/us-foxconn-robots-idUSTRE77016B20110801 ht
by angstrom 15y ago
Foxconn already mentioned last summer the days are numbered for these jobs. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/01/us-foxconn-robots-idUSTRE77016B20110801 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/01/us-foxconn-robots-...
The only benefit of the workers was their ability to be quickly reconfigured with rudimentary training and strict scheduling. A robotic assembly line with the same just-in-time reconfiguration is superior for obvious reasons.
We've reached peak oil, peak children, and now it's probably time to consider the effects of peak labor.
- ippisl 15y agoBut they talked about a huge number of robots , something that might double or triple current robotics industry out of the blue. Seems too big. Another explanation is that it's just a scare tactic to subdue workers. looking at their past behavior, this makes more sense.