Two-thirds expect robot in all homes by 2068

Most UK adults believe there will be a robot in every home within the next 50 years, new research suggests.

A report commissioned by artificial intelligence and robotics company Anki claims that 60 per cent of the UK public believe robots will be deployed as helpers around the house in decades to come.

Entitled The Good Robot, the report suggests that many people would use a robot to carry out household tasks such as washing up and tidying but also identified companionship as a positive feature of such devices.

On the subject of interacting with the devices, 16 per cent said they would want a robot to keep them company, with 13 per cent using one to offer companionship to a pet, child or elderly relative.