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Re:Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots' by petepete on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @12:35PM (#11771040)
> The answer is not 'no'. The answer is, 'It will take some investment'.

That's also the answer to 'can we move production under the sea?'

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Re:Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots' by mc32 on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @12:48PM (#11771152)
Not really "some investment" is not equal to "extraordinary investment". One is possible with little change and costs, the other would require lots of change and waste.
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Re:Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots' by terrywilcox on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @01:00PM (#11771261)
Which one is which?
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Re:Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots' by elsewhen on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @02:00PM (#11771754)
the difference is that there are lots of parties that stand to profit by moving the production back to the u.s.. if a u.s. packaging company is able to be price competitive with a chinese counterpart, it will certainly emerge... over time, the whole supply chain can reemerge.
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