Hyundai Defends Humanoid Robot Deployment Plan, Says It's Not Part of Worker Strike Negotiations

Hyundai is deploying 25,000+ Atlas humanoid robots across its factories starting in 2028, triggering the first auto factory strike explicitly over robot deployment. The union demands labour-management agreements before any robot enters a plant; Hyundai has rejected formal AI employment guarantees, citing long-term workforce restructuring constraints.

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