Fear of Humanoid Robots Spurs Human Workers to Strike at Hyundai Auto Factory

We Just Had The First Humanoid Robot Strike Ever

Hyundai wants to use its Boston Dynamics Atlas robots in car-making factories. Workers aren't so sure ... and the union is taking action.

Fear of humanoid robots spurs human workers to strike at Hyundai auto factory

Thousands of unionized Hyundai auto workers began walking off the job early after negotiations with the South Korean automaker broke down over plans to deploy humanoid robots—the most significant pushback from organized labor so far over the latest wave of robotic automation. The partial strike at Hyundai’s automotive production complex in the city of Ulsan in South Korea represents “the car industry’s first factory stoppage addressing humanoid …

Hyundai workers strike over robot plans

Hyundai Motor’s car plant in South Korea sees partial shutdown; workers protest against the introduction of humanoid robots into factories

South Korean Hyundai Workers Demand Protections Before Atlas Robots Arrive

Hyundai workers in South Korea strike over pay and job protections as the automaker plans to deploy Atlas humanoid robots across Hyundai and Kia factories.