9 reported cases of AI and automation changing specific work — 4 of them things a named organisation has actually done, across 2 employers. Reporting spans May 20, 2026 to Aug 12, 2026.
5 reports Production Workers, All Other EXPOSED
3 reports Construction Laborers EXPOSED
1 report Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers EXPOSED
BW People reports Indian Railways has launched CHIRAG, an AI-led centre for workforce management across its staff operations.
DW News reports that thousands of factory workers in India are wearing body-mounted cameras to capture egocentric footage of their manual tasks, which is used as training data for AI-powered humanoid robots; no specific employer is named.
The Guardian reports that Indian factory workers are being asked to record video of themselves performing their tasks to generate training data for AI and robotics systems, with workers raising concerns about being replaced.
Storyboard18 reports Indian construction firm Larsen & Toubro is adopting robotics and automation on sites in response to labour shortages.
Larsen & Toubro said it is turning to automation and robotics in its construction operations in response to labour shortages, per Daily Pioneer.
L&T CFO R Shankar Raman said the engineering and construction firm is investing in 'digital workers' to address manpower shortages on projects.
NDTV Profit reports that large technology companies are using footage from wearable cameras worn by Indian factory workers as training data for robots.
Rediff reports that large technology companies are collecting data from Indian factory workers to train robots, using workers' recorded movements as robotics training data.
Scroll.in reports that large technology companies are collecting data from Indian factory workers' movements and tasks to train robots.