Specifically, this has been applied by Foxconn at another company's factory located in Kunshan (China). Here, Foxconn has a total workforce of 110,000, now they have reduced to 50,000 and 60,000 workers have been "replaced" by robots, in the past few years.

More and more technology companies are investing in robots to replace humans in production lines, and Foxconn is no exception.

With robots and artificial intelligence (AI) systems replacing employees, Apple's iPhones have been able to automate assembly more, Foxconn said.

Despite the obvious benefits, the concern about human employment cannot be ignored – It is the “downside” of using robots to replace humans in many jobs. However, Foxconn still applies, because that means that Foxconn will reduce concerns about incidents that disrupt the production process as well as minimize information leakage about the device. In addition, with many previous allegations of human rights violations of workers, this will also give Foxconn more peace of mind.

Although equipping robots to replace human jobs is considered expensive, in return, companies' products will be more controlled and stable in the long-term compared to human labor, and open. long-term cost reduction potential.

In fact, the trend of replacing humans with robots to increase efficiency is not only happening in many countries. According to the Robotic Industries Association, there were more than 260,000 robots working in US factories as of February this year. About 31,464 robots with a value of up to 1.8 billion USD were ordered by North American countries in 2015, an increase of 14% in number.

No matter what, every company/manufacturing plant is still in the process of automating more and more production lines – It's a fact.