Hyundai, Boston Dynamics unveil humanoid robot Atlas
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Asked whether building a robot that functions similarly to a human—only stronger, more heat resistant and less prone to fatigue—could put human jobs at risk, Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter said it likely will.
Hyundai admits humanoid robots in car factories will change the nature of work—but don't expect much of an impact on prices.
You can see it in the biggest labor shift in modern history. In the early 1800s, around 70% of Americans worked on farms. Then came tractors, combine harvesters, mechanized irrigation. By 2000, farm work in the U.S. had dropped to about 2% of the workforce.
The Seoul-based manufacturer initially plans to deploy its newest Atlas robot to handle highly repetitive tasks Read more at The Business Times.
The company says Atlas will be trained to work in its auto plants, adopting the same strategy that Tesla is using to validate its "Optimus" humanoid. Hyundai says it will build 30,000 robots globally by 2028, with a big robotics plant coming to America around then.