Items tagged with Foxbots

by Brandon Hill - Fri, Dec 05, 2014

Foxconn’s First Generation “Foxbots” Aren’t Precise Enough For iPhone Production

Terry Gou, Chief Executive Officer at Foxconn, had an ambition goal in mind for 2015: replace one million workers with robots for menial tasks during the assembly of consumer electronic devices, including those sold by companies like Apple. With Foxconn coming under increased scrutiny for labor violations and workers... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Tue, Jul 08, 2014

Foxconn To Replace Human Workers With Robots For iPhone 6 Assembly

Score a win for the robot species, which will soon be joining Foxconn's flesh and blood workers to help assemble Apple's forthcoming iPhone 6 device. So says Foxconn CEO Terry Gou, who announced the plan at a recent shareholder meeting, adding that Apple will become the first company to use the service. Citing a... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Tue, Nov 13, 2012

Foxconn Replaces Human Workers with 1 Million Robots

Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision) may have finally figured out a solution to all those pesky accusations of poor working conditions that keep popping up in headlines -- robots! The human condition being what it is, workers comprised of blood and guts tend to gripe and moan when employers saddle them with low wages, long hours, tedious tasks, and... Read more...