U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnick: Assembling iPhones in America hinges on robots

Apple’s Daisy robot can disassemble up to 1.2 million phones each year, helping Apple recover more valuable materials for recycling.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick revealed on CNBC that Apple CEO Tim Cook is eager to bring iPhone manufacturing to the United States, but with a catch: it hinges on advanced robotics.
In a recent conversation, Cook emphasized that robotic arms are essential to make domestic production economically viable, dismissing the notion of U.S. workers manually