New Sharp Flat Panel Factory: No Humans on Assembly Line

December 1st, 2009

Via: AP:

Huge sheets of glass are guided by robotic arms, sliding and turning in a towering germ-free plant, the world’s first making giant “10th generation” panels for flat screen TVs.

Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp.’s futuristic-looking plant doesn’t have a single worker on the floor. Each sheet, measuring about 3 meters (3.3 yards) by 3 meters, is being made and tested by computerized machines.

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2 Responses to “New Sharp Flat Panel Factory: No Humans on Assembly Line”

  1. soothing hex says:
    December 1, 2009 at 5:53 pm

    With no massive workforce needed, what the eff will the billions of humans do ? … Now who thinks it’s not been planned ahead ?

  2. scrod says:
    December 1, 2009 at 9:38 pm

    How about we enjoy our newfound freedom by improving society through art, science, literature, and innovation in whatever way best suits each individual? Oh wait, then without money and jobs individuals might be forced to turn to *gasp* egalitarian principles and share with each other freely! But that obviously won’t work because as everyone knows only the market can provide freedom.
    Long live Capitalism: Keeping humanity’s nose to the grindstone.

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