Message from discussion Typical decent Al Bicycle diamond frame costs $8 to make in Taiwan

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Subject: Re: Typical decent Al Bicycle diamond frame costs $8 to make in Taiwan
Date: 6 Dec 2005 13:44:33 -0800
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Sheldon Brown wrote:
> Actually I think the labor cost is insignificant...I'm pretty sure these
> frames are built by robots...
>
Ah!... I was wondering about this. But still someone has to build,
tend, and repair the robots, perform other prep work and cleaning up
around the place, produce and transport the materials, produce the
energy, etc. Mechanized production is often very efficient, but $/hr x
hours worked is still embedded in every aspect of it.

Who makes the robots, I wonder?

4lbs of Al tubing alone would cost more the $8 in the US...