We don’t want to worry you but… “Humanoid robots will take over the world” says expert scientist

Robotics expert Noel Sharkey says androids will soon be completely integrated in society working as shop assistants, bar staff and careworkers.

The academic, who is professor of AI and robotics at the University of Sheffield , said: “The robotics community has certainly been considering the idea that robots will be walking among us, and it’s just a matter of when really. We are likely to see robots integrated into society in the near future as shop assistants, receptionists, doctors, bar tenders and also as carers for our elderly and children.”

With over one in three Brits expecting human-like robots to be part of everyday life within 25 years, an army of Westworld ‘humanoids’ descended on London sights today to highlight what this reality might be like.

Research reveals more than half of Brits (58%) are worried about the impact robots will have on society in future, with two fifths (41%) believing they will destroy humanity as we know it.

Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk have previously described artificial intelligence (AI) technology as our “biggest existential threat”.

Westworld, starts Tuesday 4 October at 9pm on Sky Atlantic.