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August 1, 2011 12:15 pm GMT
Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/hPLnanFFGFw/
Foxconn Planning To Hire 1 Million Robots
Foxconn is planning on replacing many of it's hard-working human manufacturers with about 1 million robots, a number that, if you think about it, is a very telling comment on the current state of electronics manufacturing.There are apparently 10,000 robots at the factory now and that number will increase by 300,000 next year. Foxconn CEO Terry Gou plans another million robots by 2014. The company currently employs 1.2 million humans.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/hPLnanFFGFw/
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