Sci/Tech Chinese factory replaces 90% of humans with robots, production soars

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The gravest fear that has rippled through humanity from the technology industry is that, someday, almost all of our jobs will be replaced by robots.

While that fear is often laughed off as something that will only happen far into the future, the truth is that it's actually happening right now.

In Dongguan City, located in the central Guangdong province of China, a technology company has set up a factory run almost exclusively by robots, and the results are fascinating.

The Changying Precision Technology Company factory in Dongguan has automated production lines that use robotic arms to produce parts for cell phones. The factory also has automated machining equipment, autonomous transport trucks, and other automated equipment in the warehouse.

There are still people working at the factory, though. Three workers check and monitor each production line and there are other employees who monitor a computer control system. Previously, there were 650 employees at the factory. With the new robots, there's now only 60. Luo Weiqiang, general manager of the company, told the People's Daily that the number of employees could drop to 20 in the future.


The robots have produced almost three times as many pieces as were produced before. According to the People's Daily, production per person has increased from 8,000 pieces to 21,000 pieces. That's a 162.5% increase.

Read more here. (Tech Republic)
 

FireCat

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But there's one tiny piece of good news "Robots cannot buy products"
 

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Now imagine how much more they could make if they replace management with robots.
 

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You are racist firecat. Just because robots, jews and black people are lesser creatures doesnt mean we wont take their money. Everybody is allowed to be a consumer in the worlds of our capitalist overlords.
 

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Work out, buy slaves, or buy products. It must be one of them.
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