The findings were the result of the question: 'If robots will take our jobs, will they at least also take out the trash for us?'
Robots will do 39 per cent of all domestic chores by 2033, say experts. In the next 10 years, roughly four out of 10 tasks in and for the home will be done via automated technology, according to researchers in the UK and Japan.
The findings – which were made available through the journal PLOS ONE – were the result of the question"If robots will take our jobs, will they at least also take out the trash for us?". Their work involved asking 29 AI experts based in the UK and 36 AI based in Japan for their predictions on robotic tech in domestic settings.
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