/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/doubling-the-world-s-industrial-robot-population-by-foxconnIndustrial electronics manufacturing robot (via KUKA ) Foxconn , based in Taiwan, is the world&#39;s premier electronics manufacturers. They assemble Nintendo, Apple, and Microsoft electronics. (Foxconn is also the world&#39;s leader in employee suicides....en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/doubling-the-world-s-industrial-robot-population-by-foxconnTue, 02 Aug 2011 23:24:10 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a1fa43f1-fc32-48e1-83ee-428785bfe795DAB1<p>I think the last fifty years has shown that when you treat people as mindless machines, they tend to lose their minds.&nbsp; While I dislike the aspect where the robots are taking jobs, I can see the necessity in replacing people in these types of processes where the human is actually at risk.&nbsp; I wish they could move faster with the mining robots.&nbsp; The losses in mine accidents is very alarming.&nbsp; Not to mention the adverse health effects from the mine environment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=12830&AppID=36&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">