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Well, once robotics takes over a large portion of Foxconn, it won't make as much sense to hire low wage employees overseas, thus why not have the robots buildin
by programminggeek 14y ago
Well, once robotics takes over a large portion of Foxconn, it won't make as much sense to hire low wage employees overseas, thus why not have the robots building/assembling the products as close to the consumer as possible?
Apple spends a lot of shipping too, so I'm sure it's a balancing act between cost of labor/automation/shipping.
- astrodust 14y agoApple's original Macintosh line was extremely automated. This wouldn't be a first for Apple, much as everyone would presume. (http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/10/02/steve-jobs-designed-apple-factory-the-birthplace-of-the-macintosh-considered-for-historic-status/ http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/10/02/steve-jobs-designed-a...)
- protomyth 14y agoNeXT was know for robotic plants also http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/02/26/73121/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/... http://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/24/business/all-next-inc-s-plant-lacks-is-orders.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm http://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/24/business/all-next-inc-s-pl...