The British think they will “turn evil” and steal everybody’s jobs. The Japanese and Americans cannot wait to be pampered by them.
Robots could be caring for the country’s elderly within 20 years, but only if the British shake off their mistrust of intelligent technology, the world’s leading robotics developer has said.
A future in which humanoid robots provide companionship for the elderly and help with everyday chores is being created in the engineering laboratories of Japan to help to combat the growing problem of ageing populations in developed countries.
The vision is welcomed with open arms in the Far East and USA but robot developers at Honda say Europeans, and especially the British, are far more wary.
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