A new worker's revolution is rising in China, and it doesn't involve humans. Delta Electronics has developed robots that can work on assembly lines that it hopes to sell for as little as $10,000. The WSJ's Eva Dou reports. Video by Neil Wade.
Robots May Revolutionize China's Electronics Manufacturing -- Wall Street Journal
Machines in Pipeline to Supplant Workers as Pay Soars and People Age
A new worker's revolution is rising in China and it doesn't involve humans.
With soaring wages and an aging population, electronics factory managers say the day is approaching when robotic workers will replace people on the Chinese factory floor.
A new wave of industrial robots is in development, ranging from high-end humanoid machines with vision, touch and even learning capabilities, to low-cost robots vying to undercut China's minimum wage.
Over the next five years these technologies will transform China's factories, executives say, and also fill a growing labor shortage as the country's youth become increasingly unwilling to perform manual labor. How the transformation plays out will also go a long way in deciding how much of the electronics supply chain remains in China.
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My Comment: My last trip to China was next year .... and I saw these "robot" developments in one local electronics factory. It is awesome and impressive. A good article on how China plans to become a leader in robotics is here. As to what the future may hold .... with the exception of the U.S., Japan, And Germany .... this is the future of manufacturing and no one (besides this group) are in position to match it.
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