Guangdong cookware plant runs lights-out with robots after replacing about 100 workers
heyshrutimishra · x · 2026-07-23
A stainless-steel cookware factory in Guangdong is reportedly running with robots only, replacing about 100 workers.
- The factory uses multiple robotic arms for forming, welding, polishing, and material handling.
- The videographer says it can run completely lights-out when no one is filming.
- The post frames this as evidence that specialized industrial automation has already quietly replaced large numbers of manufacturing jobs in China, helped by falling hardware costs.
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