#ipad assembly

Chinese factory replaces 90% of human workers with robots; production rises by 250%, defects drop by 80%

“After a factory in Dongguan, China, replaced most of its workers with robots, it witnessed a spectacular rise in productivity,” Mihai Andrei reports for ZME Science. “It’s been long discussed that robots and computers will start taking our jobs “in the near future” — well that near future is upon us and we’re not really prepared to deal with it. Of course, some jobs are more at risk than others,…

Apple lobbies for larger India incentives for iPad assembly

Apple is lobbying for larger India incentives in a new incentive plan aimed to boost Indian exports of computer products, part of what government and industry sources say are plans to bring iPad assembly to the South Asian country. Apple’s eighth-generation iPad Sankalp Phartiyal for Reuters: India launched a $6.7 billion plan to boost smartphone exports last year… Apple, which has steadily…

Where Apple products are born: A rare glimpse inside Foxconn’s factory gates

[cfsp key=”adsense_336x280″]Foxconn “agreed to give Re/code a tour of a sprawling manufacturing facility in Shenzhen in the south China province of Guangdong were it makes iPads and Macs.,” Dawn Chmielewski reports for Re/code.

“To be clear, we were not allowed unfettered access. A special assistant to CEO Terry Gou traveled from Shanghai to escort us on a tour that appeared to paint a picture of…