South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor plans to deploy humanoid robots in its U.S. factories starting in 2028. They are expected to help automate risky and repetitive manufacturing tasks. The company, which also produces cars in the Czech Republic, said this on Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
The production version of Atlas is headed for the Georgia plant
In the United States, the automaker presented the production version of the humanoid robot Atlas, developed by its Boston Dynamics division. It wants to deploy it at a factory in the state of Georgia, where U.S. authorities carried out a massive immigration raid in 2025, the BBC news website notes.
Hyundai says the robots will help reduce the physical strain on human workers. They will be able to handle potentially dangerous tasks and pave the way for broader use of this technology. The company did not disclose how many robots it will deploy initially or how much the project will cost. However, it added that it plans to introduce so-called physical artificial intelligence (AI) across all of its factories.
Collaboration with Nvidia and Google, the robot can lift up to 50 kg
Plans to start using humanoid robots in manufacturing have also been reported by the American internet company Amazon, U.S. automaker Tesla, and its Chinese rival BYD. Hyundai said it is accelerating development in this area through cooperation with global leaders in artificial intelligence, including Nvidia and Google.
Atlas has human-sized hands with tactile sensing and can lift up to 50 kg, Hyundai says. The robot can operate autonomously and is designed to function in an industrial environment from minus 20 to plus 40 degrees Celsius. Hyundai officially launched mass production of passenger cars in Nošovice in the Frýdek-Místek district in November 2008. The Nošovice plant is Hyundai’s only manufacturing facility in the European Union. The plant employs approximately 3,100 people, and around 8,700 more work for its direct suppliers. In recent months, due to weaker demand, the Silesian factory has been halting production for several days each month.
Source: ČTK
