Report: Foxconn to Replace Workers with 1M Robots
Published: 29 July 2011
by Staff
TAIPEI – Foxconn said it would replace some of its workers with one million robots in three years, according to published reports.
Robots will perform work such as spraying, welding and assembling.
The company currently has 10,000 robots, with the number increasing to 300,000 in 2012.
The electronics manufacturer currently employs 1.2 million people, with about one million based on mainland China.
