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When you put a giant legion of humanoid robots on the floor of an auto factory, do they actually increase efficiency and replace labor, or is that just a corporate fantasy? An auto workers union in South Korea, where Hyundai may one day deploy one such legion of robots, doesn\u2019t seem to be asking that question. Instead, it\u2019s essentially asking for reassurance that when\u2014not if\u2014the robots come to take people\u2019s jobs, there will be a deal in place that cushions the blow.<\/p>\n

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Hyundai, in case you haven\u2019t been following this saga, has developed robot fever over the past couple years as its deepened its involvement with Boston Dynamics\u2014buying most of the company in 2021, and initiated a deal to take over pretty much the rest of it earlier this year. During this transition, we\u2019ve seen a lot of videos of the sleeker, new-ish Atlas prototype with its now famous uncanny double-jointedness and its ring light-shaped face.<\/p>\n