Robots to do almost 40 percent of household chores by 2033, experts say

But 39 percent of time spent on unpaid domestic work could be automated by 2033, according to a survey.

Some 29 British male and female tech experts and 36 from Japan assessed the easiest for AI was grocery shopping (59 percent).

This was followed by other retail, using services, cleaning and dishwashing.

Further down the list were ironing, laundry, teaching a child and gardening. The hardest was physical childcare (21 percent).

Professor Ekaterina Hertog, at Oxford University, said: “It could free up additional hours from people’s lives for paid work and leisure, especially for women.

“It could reduce the demand for domestic and care workers in ageing societies like the UK and especially Japan.”

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