Robot Workers Are Here. Human Workers Are Fighting Back.

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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 (wsj.com/business/autos/the-fight-over-humanoid…), arguing that humanoids shouldn’t join the assembly line without their approval. WSJ’s Tim Martin (wsj.com/news/author/timothy-w-martin?mod=WSJ_T…) explains how the rest of the world is watching to see who wins the battle over the future. Ryan Knutson (wsj.com/news/author/ryan-knutson?mod=WSJ_TJPOD) hosts.

Further Listening:

Move Over, Humans. China's Robots Are Taking Over (open.spotify.com/episode/5X0h8vKzu1Y2UJAYveyZV…)

How 1 Million Robots Are Taking Over Amazon Warehouses (open.spotify.com/episode/1iPgPBRYgVzpbumQrfCl8…)

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