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I did CapEx at Tesla. Almost no human intervention is required for the solar line in buffalo; I.E. Completely automated. The jetsons made us think there will b
by TrapLord_Rhodo 4y ago
I did CapEx at Tesla. Almost no human intervention is required for the solar line in buffalo; I.E. Completely automated.
The jetsons made us think there will be some use to general, bipedal robots. Turns out the robots are just giant machines that pushes a panel through, applys a special glue, and stacks the metals, glass and silicon.
There's some general assembly at the end, but the amount of people on the line is a rounding error to what it takes to keep that line running. It takes hundreds of people to ensure that automated line doesn't stop. Just because we reached automation, doesn't mean we need less people.
With automation comes scale. With scale comes new problems and new needs. As robotics takes over, giga factorys will become terafactorys. where factorys used to have thousands of employees, we now have hundreds of thousands. Imagine the terrafactory of the future that employes millions of people, from supply chain to robot whispers and prompt engineerss.
- dashundchen 4y ago> Almost no human intervention is required for the solar line in buffalo; I.E. Completely automated. Did Tesla ever actually produce solar roofs in Buffalo at any scale? Panasonic pulled out of the venture and NYS sold or scrapped most of the equipment they purchased for the factory.
- TrapLord_Rhodo 4y agowell, solar roofs? not really. Depends on your definition of scale... I guess i should had said the 'energy line'. Tesla produces a number of products including charging infrastructure, solar (Roof, and panels), and has a very large fab capability there.