Apple's attempts to use robots in product assembly haven't gone well...Apple has reportedly been testing automated manufacturing since 2012.
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Apple has reportedly been testing automated iPhone assembly.
It worked with manufacturing partner Foxconn to develop an experimental manufacturing process.
The results found that robots struggled with delicate tasks such as placing iPhone screws and applying glue.
Apple has reportedly been experimenting with automated iPhone assembly in partnership with Foxconn, tests that have revealed robots struggle with the more delicate aspects of iPhone assembly.
As reported by The Information:
Eight years ago, Apple executives including CEO Tim Cook attended a meeting in China where they watched a video of an experimental manufacturing line for the iPad operated by robots rather than humans. Cook and the other Apple executives watched as iPad parts traveled along conveyor belts and were cut, chemically treated, polished, and partially assembled with the help of robotic arms known as Foxbots, ...
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Apple's attempts to use robots in product assembly haven't gone well...
