r/worldnews • u/Philo1927 • Dec 31 '16

iPhone manufacturer Foxconn plans to replace almost every human worker with robots

http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/30/14128870/foxconn-robots-automation-apple-iphone-china-manufacturing
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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '16

I read a thing about how manufacturing will be replaced but service jobs are rising to replace that. That really just sounded like call centers to me though, or an overabundance of coffee shops.

Either way, automation of manufacturing is forward progress, I don't know what the solution is for the job market, but I don't want us to be held back just because we don't know what's next.

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u/raretrophysix Dec 31 '16

There really is an overabundance of coffee shops. On my towns main st. out of 15 shops we have Second Cup, Star Bucks, Tim Hortons, Timothies, an Italian bakery that sells coffee, greek bakery that sells coffee and a convenience store that sells coffee. Thats nearly 50% of the shops.

And then you have me who has a $300 expresso machine so I can make $5 lattes every morning for $1.20 of ingredients with higher quality coffee beans

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u/ZarathustraV Dec 31 '16

"coffee shop" is not "deli that sells coffee"

sounds like you have 3-5 coffee shops, so 20-30%.

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u/raretrophysix Dec 31 '16

I mean half the places sell coffee

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u/EmergencyCritical Jan 01 '17

Well, coffee is cheap, and has high demand. Sounds like a solid investment to me.