How Hawkes Bay has become an AI robotics hub

A surge in global demand for robotics and AI from the apple industry is driving big changes for a Hawke's Bay robot manufacturer.And while there are concerns the increase of AI and robots will lead to fewer jobs - the Employers and Manufacturers Association says so far it hasn't resulted in a reduction of total roles. Hawke's Bay Tairawhiti reporter Alexa Cook went to visit Hawk Technologies in Hastings to see robots being made from scratch.

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