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Humanoids? No, thanks. Most G7 countries feel uncomfortable with the most advanced robots


Most people fear that overly sentient androids will replace human jobs and social interactions, according to the results of a new survey.

An average of 60 per cent across all five countries are uncomfortable with androids and don't want robots to resemble people, or even have human traits like limbs or a face. The idea of service robots in the workplace is to offload humans of tedious and time-consuming tasks, that can also sometimes be dangerous for health (like carrying heavy loads) to make work more enjoyable". Most people fear that overly sentient androids will replace human jobs and social interactions, according to the results of a new survey.

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