In the Chinese city of Changping, a factory has appeared that operates in complete darkness. But it’s not about saving on electricity – there are simply no workers who need light, news.com.au reports.
The tech company Xiaomi has introduced a new generation of smart factories where production is fully controlled by robots and artificial intelligence. The factory, which operates 24/7 without human intervention, is called the Dark Factory.
The factory produces one smartphone every second.
Automated systems independently manage production processes, analyze large amounts of data, and optimize operations in real time. Such innovations promise to increase efficiency and reduce the number of defects, but they also raise concerns about the future of human labor in manufacturing.
Will this approach become the new standard for the industry? The technology is still being tested, but this plant is already demonstrating what the production of the future might look like.