Foxconn Planning To Hire 1 Million Robots

[Ringel05]

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

Foxconn Planning To Hire 1 Million Robots | TechCrunch

 

[Warrior102]

Interesting -

Foxconn International Holdings Ltd (TWSE: 2317, SEHK: 2038) (traditional Chinese: 富士康科技集團; simplified Chinese: 富士康科技集团; pinyin: Fùshìkāng Kējì Jítuán) is a multinational subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (LSE: HHPD) (traditional Chinese: 鴻海精密工業股份有限公司; simplified Chinese: 鸿海精密工业股份有限公司; pinyin: Hónghǎi Jīngmì Gōngyè Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàngōngs&#299, a Taiwanese company that is the world's largest maker of electronic components[3] including printed circuit boards.[4]

A large, secretive contract manufacturer, some of the most renowned products Foxconn makes include the iPhone and the iPad. It is the largest exporter in Greater China and the second largest exporter in the Czech Republic.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Doing the work American robots refuse to do