Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots'

Re:Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots' by artursapek on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @01:16PM (#11771396)

I think the point is that robots will do the shitty low-margin jobs like drive trucks, bag french fries, and change tires, and humans will get to do more enjoyable jobs like creating "artisan" goods as you refer to them.

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Re:Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots' by anigbrowl on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @04:04PM (#11772664)

The laws of supply and demand mean that the artisinal jobs will in turn become shitty and low margin because of the oversupply of cheap labor.

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Re:Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots' by artursapek on Thursday May 26, 2016 @08:22AM (#11777338)

Well I'm also assuming people will also spend a lot less of their lives working. Otherwise you're correct, there will be a huge oversupply of labor.

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Re:Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots' by st3v3r on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @02:30PM (#11771987)

With what money?

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Re:Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots' by artursapek on Thursday May 26, 2016 @08:31AM (#11777388)

Robots are happy to work for free (minus operating costs) and there won't be enough work left to occupy all adults for 5 days a week. I think the economics of all this are the hardest question to answer right now.

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Re:Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots' by st3v3r on Thursday May 26, 2016 @02:18PM (#11780272)

Robots work for free. They aren't developed, assembled, and maintained for free. So that brings us back to the original question: With what money is that former truck driver supposed to start their robot trucking business?

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