How military technology helped spark a robot revolution in China’s firework factories

While rockets and sparklers are usually associated with fun, the process of making them can be deadly. — SCMP

Chinese firework manufacturers are replacing their human employees with robots equipped with cutting-edge technology that was first developed for the military.

At some factories in the central province of Hunan, which is home to the world’s largest firework production base, more than 90% of workers have lost their jobs over the past three years, according to a report released by the provincial government.