China Is Building a Robot Army of Model Workers

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<p>‘I si e a large, wi owless room i a electro ics factory i so th Sha ghai, abo t 15 workers are eyei g a small robot arm with fr stratio . Near the e of the pro ctio li e where optical etworki g eq ipme t is bei g packe i to boxes for shippi g, the robot sits motio less.</p>
<p>“The system is ow ,” explai s Nie J a , a woma i her early 20s who is respo sible for q ality co trol. Her team has bee testi g the robot for the past week. The machi e is mea t to place stickers o the boxes co tai i g ew ro ters, a it seeme to have mastere the task q ite icely. B t the it s e ly stoppe worki g. “The robot oes save labor,” Nie tells me, her brow f rrowe , “b t it is iffic lt to mai tai .”’</p>
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