Assembly Lines Powered By Data—and Fewer Humans

摘要

At Foxconn's megafactory in Shenzhen, China, thousands of young people shuffle between cramped dorms and monotonous production lines. But in one vast space, where green lights glow atop rows of humming equipment, robots ferry parts between machines, mechanical arms grab and place widgets at superhuman speed and precision, and cameras inspect circuit boards for defects. Few humans are present.