Comment by g8oz
But simonw said that dark factories are the way forward /s
But simonw said that dark factories are the way forward /s
It's a reference to this article about entirely automated software production (eventually and hypothetical): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46739117
Lights out manufacturing is always the boogieman that's being built or coming tomorrow. Never seems to happen though. The Wikipedia article for it only cites two such factories, and at least one of them requires humans still and isn't fully lights out.