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Robot Workers Are Here. Human Workers Are Fighting Back.

The Journal.

The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

August 5, 2026

Show Notes

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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, arguing that humanoids shouldn’t join the assembly line without their approval. WSJ’s Tim Martin explains how the rest of the world is watching to see who wins the battle over the future. Ryan Knutson hosts.


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