Apple has reportedly been experimenting with automated iPhone assembly in partnership with Foxconn, tests have revealed robots struggle with the more delicate aspects of iPhone assembly. Foxconn ...

The Information today reported that shortly after COVID-19-related lockdowns and protests in China impacted iPhone assembler Foxconn in late 2022, Apple's senior vice president of operations Sabih ...

Apple wants to replace some of its iPhone assembly workers with automation. According to The Information, Apple has told managers to "reduce the number of workers on iPhone final assembly lines by as ...

According to a new report from The Information, Apple has ordered managers to reduce the headcount of workers on the assembly line for the iPhone, particularly the final assembly lines. Apple ...

Apple is planning to reduce its reliance on human labor in iPhone assembly by up to 50%, a move driven by advancements in automation. This transition, while aimed at enhancing efficiency and reducing ...

Apple has told managers at the production plans it uses to reduce the number of workers on iPhone assembly lines by up to 50% over the next few years, according to The Information. Sabih Khan, Apple’s ...

The story goes that Apple and its assembler partner Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), headed up by Terry Gou, reportedly told Apple, in 2012, that his firm’s assembly lines would contain one million ...