Unions in Korea are up in arms against Hyundai Motor's biggest AI bet; warn: Remember ​that without agreement, not a single …

Unions in Korea are up in arms against Hyundai Motor’s biggest AI bet; warn: Remember ​that without agreement, not a single …

Hyundai Motor may have a union problem in South Korea. The automaker’s labour union has warned the company against deploying humanoid ‌robots without its approval, saying the robots would bring “employment shocks”. The warning comes weeks after the company shared plans to deploy humanoid robots starting in 2028, sending the company shares rallying to record…

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China's smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave

China’s smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave

In a light-filled workshop in eastern China, a robotic arm moved a partially assembled autonomous vehicle as workers calibrated its cameras, typical of the incremental automation being adopted even across smaller factories in the world’s manufacturing powerhouse.China is already the world’s largest market for industrial robots, and the government is pouring billions of dollars into…

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