Foxconn outsources iPhone 6 production... to robots!

Although Apple's main Chinese manufacturing partner, Foxconn, hired 100 000 or more new recruits to assemble the iPhone 6, the near future will see an army of 10 000 "Foxbots" joining the effort. Foxconn's assembly robots cost $20k to $25k each, and every unit is capable of completing an average of 30 000 devices per year. Thus, we're talking about a workforce of uncompensated, emotionless employees that makes 300 million products 24/7/365, which sounds like an utopia for every executive. Then again, the danger of a robotic riot shouldn't be underestimated. Hopefully, Foxconn has prepared enough ...



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