Sony plans to use robots to produce TVs, smartphones, cameras

Sony is planning to use robots to manufacture televisions, smartphones, cameras in future. The installation of unmanned production lines are expected to cut costs by 70% at Sony's TV factory in Malaysia by 2023, compared with 2018, Kimio Maki, head of Sony's electronics businesses, told Financial Times. The acceleration of factory automation will also help reduce product defects, he added.