The Journal.Robot Workers Are Here. Human Workers Are Fighting Back.
Aug 5, 2026 · 18 min
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Early this year, Hyundai unveiled its newest employee: a humanoid robot named Atlas. Now, Hyundai’s unionized workers in South Korea are on a partial strike, arguing that humanoids shouldn’t join the assembly line without their approval. WSJ’s Tim Martin explains how the rest of the world is watching to see who wins th…