Robots replace 90 per cent of humans in Chinese factory - productivity increases 162 per cent

Charlee Gothard
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Our robot overlords are finally here, and they want YOUR job, citizen

The Changying Precision Technology Company factory in Dongguan, China, has replaced 90 per cent of its human workers with robots - and is now producing three times as many pieces of technology. ...

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