Hyundai robot plans spark factory strike over job guarantees
CyberRobooo · x · 2026-07-20
A quoted post says Hyundai’s Atlas humanoid has not even started factory-floor work yet, but it has already triggered the auto industry’s first partial factory shutdown over robots. South Korean union workers in Ulsan are on rolling strikes, asking for job and income guarantees before any deployment of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas. The post also says Hyundai plans more than 25,000 units globally.
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