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Hyundai Workers Stage Partial Strike Over Job Concerns Amid Humanoid Robot Deployment

From:Internet Info Agency 2026-07-16 00:30:04

Some workers at Hyundai Motor Company in South Korea recently launched a partial strike, triggered by the company's unveiling of its new humanoid industrial robot "Atlas" in January. Standing 1.9 meters tall and equipped with 360-degree rotating joints and agile walking capabilities, the robot sparked concerns among tens of thousands of automotive industry workers at an exhibition over potential job displacement, leading to the first-ever work stoppage at a factory linked to disputes over humanoid robots.

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