Two years ago, when Foxconn company has shared plans for robotics assembly lines, the company reassured the public that none of the (robot) will affect company's employees . Robots Foxbot price of $ 20-25 thousand per share should facilitate the work of the person at the stage of final assembly and finishing buildings.
Every year, Foxconn company planned to put into operation 30 thousand robots. To date, as reported by Chinese sources, one of Foxconn companies in the city of Kunshan work 60 thousand robots. Alas, the robots not only helped the company employees, facilitating action in carrying out routine operations, they occupied 60 thousand jobs in the company, reducing the number of human personnel at the factory from 110 thousand to 50 thousand people.
The cost of one robot, including technical support and maintenance, significantly higher than the cost of living wages to employees. These investments will pay off only in the long term.