The Japanese robotics company FANUC is itself one of the original dark factory pioneers that has operated a 'lights out' factory since 2001. In other words, the FANUC robot arms being deployed by GM and other companies to automate automotive production were themselves primarily built by other robots.
大多数人可能认为机器人是由人类制造的,但作者揭示了一个反直觉的事实:制造汽车机器人的机器人本身主要是由其他机器人制造的,暗示了自动化已经达到自我维持的程度,挑战了人类对生产过程的控制权认知。