[m463]

Computer controlled manufacturing, robotics, and other forms of automation, like Elon Musk's gigafactories.

I don't know the reality of the gigafactories though:

- how many "corner cases" are handled by humans

- would it (un)scale for things with smaller production numbers?

[roland_nilsson]

Increasing automation to push prices might keep the factories within the country, but it won't save manufacturing jobs.