Chinese company’s ‘dark factory’ will no human workers soon be the norm.

Inside Xiaomi's fully automated “dark factory” in Changping, Beijing, a cutting-edge facility that runs 24/7 without lights or human workers, assembling one flagship smartphone every second, including models like the MIX Fold 4 and MIX Flip.

Dubbed a “dark factory”, the facility runs every second of the day without human intervention, integrating AI and big data to streamline production.