General Motors Replaces 1,000 Human Workers with ‘Collaborative Robots’ at Detroit Plant– slaynews.com

General Motors has replaced roughly 1,000 workers with just 50 robots at its flagship Detroit-area manufacturing facility, sparking backlash from labor unions and reigniting concerns about automation’s growing impact on American jobs.

The move comes as the auto giant looks to cut costs and improve efficiency amid slowing demand for electric vehicles and increasing pressure to remain competitive in a rapidly changing industry.

According to reports, the new “collaborative robots,” commonly known as cobots, have been installed on the assembly line at GM’s Factory ZERO plant in Michigan, where they now assist with attaching body panels to vehicles as they move through production.