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by EvilEy3 2066 days ago
> It didn't work. Typical problems that arose include how Apple's use of glue required precision the machinery couldn't reliably match. And the tiny screws needed required the automation to correctly pick and position them but that same automation couldn't detect problems the way a human hand could.

Seriously? Did anybody even read this garbage before publishing?

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Why do you find that garbage?

The human hand sensors/fine muscle control is insanely good.

I don't think we are remotely close building anything that general-purpose and that precise.