I don't get the appeal of hand assembly. (With regard to any product.)
I would rather have a cold, unfeeling machine build and test things I buy. Robots don't have bad days, don't stay out too late drinking, and don't get bored from repeating the same task day after day.
You would be surprised. I see our maintenance people doing 're-teaches' on the robots in our plant all the time.
Fred
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