Changying Precision Technology Company in Dongguan city has set up an unmanned factory run almost entirely by robots. The factory has since seen fewer defects and a higher rate of production.
By Conner Forrest
TECHREPUBLIC | July 30, 2015
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.
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