The Hyundai Metaplant is seen on September 9, 2025, in Ellabell, Georgia. <\/p>\n
Elijah Nouvelage | Afp | Getty Images<\/p>\n
Hyundai Motor Group plans to deploy humanoid robots at its U.S. manufacturing plant in Georgia starting in 2028, marking a step toward \u2060automating higher-risk and repetitive manufacturing tasks, the South Korean company said.<\/p>\n
Hyundai unveiled the production version of \u200dthe Atlas humanoid robot, \u200ddeveloped by its \u200dunit Boston Dynamics, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
The company did not disclose the volume or cost of the robots, but said in a \u200cstatement \u200cit aims to roll out adoption across all \u200bof its manufacturing sites as part of a push into “physical AI”.<\/p>\n
The robots will initially carry out parts sequencing tasks from 2028, with applications expanding gradually as safety and quality benefits \u2060are validated, it said.<\/p>\n
By 2030, Hyundai said Atlas robots were expected to move into component assembly with a longer-term plan to take on tasks involving heavy loads, repetitive motions and complex operations across production sites.<\/p>\n
The robots are designed to reduce physical strain on workers by taking on higher-risk and repetitive tasks, laying the groundwork for broader commercial use in industrial settings, it said.<\/p>\n
At Hyundai Motor’s affiliate Kia Corp, the labor union last year called to establish a body to address potential labour rights issues in preparation for the AI era, as workers raised concerns about expanding automation.<\/p>\n
The company expects humanoid robots to become the \u200dlargest segment of the physical artificial intelligence market, which refers to AI systems \u200cembedded in hardware that collect real-world data and make \u2060autonomous decisions, spanning areas such as robotics, smart factories and autonomous driving.<\/p>\n
Atlas features human-scale hands with tactile sensing and has the \u200dability to lift up to 50 kg (110 pounds), according to Hyundai.<\/p>\n
The robot can operate autonomously and is designed to function in industrial environments ranging from minus 20 degrees Celsius to 40 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n
Hyundai said it is accelerating development in this area through partnerships with global AI leaders, \u2060including a collaboration with Nvidia and Google, \u200caimed at improving safety, efficiency and real-world deployment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hyundai Metaplant is seen on September 9, 2025, in Ellabell, Georgia. Elijah Nouvelage | Afp | Getty…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270476,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[261],"tags":[291,289,290,67892,860,207,18,137974,19,17,137975,82,384],"class_list":{"0":"post-270475","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-artificial-intelligence","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-artificial-intelligence","10":"tag-artificialintelligence","11":"tag-autos","12":"tag-breaking-news-technology","13":"tag-business-news","14":"tag-eire","15":"tag-hyundai-motor-co","16":"tag-ie","17":"tag-ireland","18":"tag-kia-corp","19":"tag-technology","20":"tag-united-states"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115848830169278385","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}