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A robotic arm processes an iPhone for recycling. Photo: Apple . |
In a recent interview on CNBC , the host asked US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about when Apple plans to start manufacturing iPhones in the US. This is an issue that has received a lot of attention recently.
Howard Lutnick said Apple is committed to investing $500 billion in all areas of its US operations, excluding device manufacturing.
As for the iPhone, in a recent meeting, he questioned and received a straightforward answer from the Apple CEO. "I need a robot arm. Do it with enough scale and precision that I can bring it here. The day I see it's feasible, it will be there," Tim Cook said, according to Lutnick.
Lutnick added that Cook did not want to hire a large workforce because he feared it would pose a risk to the company. The US Commerce Secretary said that social unrest or strikes could hurt Apple's production plans.
Unlike existing human-centered assembly lines, however, Americans will be the technicians running the factory, according to Mr. Lutnick.
They won't be the ones putting screws into hardware, instead, they'll have high-paying jobs as part of the "AI Industrial Revolution."
Lutnick's story about the robotic arm certainly has some merit. However, there has been no confirmation from Apple or Tim Cook himself about the conversation that took place, or what it was actually about.
Whether Apple uses robotic arms or humans to manufacture iPhones and other products in the US is years away.
Source: https://znews.vn/buoc-cuoi-cung-de-san-xuat-iphone-tai-my-post1550393.html
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