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Re:It's your device, you should be able to repair it by teachingassist on Friday April 30, 2021 @05:23PM (#26999529)
> Setting a part in a jig, brushing a dab of glue, and setting a second part on top is much faster than the same process but fastening a couple screws to the appropriate tightness. It's also less error prone and creates a better bond between the parts.

In my imagining of this, a robot is doing it. Which makes me think the opposite is true: the tightness can be controlled and errors can be managed better with a screw, than with glue.

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Re:It's your device, you should be able to repair it by giantrobot on Friday April 30, 2021 @05:29PM (#26999611)
Robots do not in fact do most assembly on smartphones. There's a reason Foxconn's factories are the size of towns. It's thousands of meat robots doing a majority of the work.
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