Robots replacing human workers to counteract rising labour costs

Robots replacing human workers to counteract rising labour costs

Robots are being brought in to replace human workers at a production site in China, due to rising labour costs - according to The Mirror. 

The factory, which produces lenses for the German company Carl Zeiss, will introduce new automated machinery and techniques to fulfil a multitude of tasks; from pasting protection films, cutting shapes, polishing glass and packaging – processes which were carried out by humans.

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