A report published by the Nomura Research Institute in collaboration with the University of Oxford claims that, within the next 10–20 years, it will be possible to fill up to 49% of all jobs in Japan using robots, Motherboard reported on 3 December.
Meanwhile, previous research shows that only 35% of jobs in the UK could be automated. This is because many data-inputting jobs are already done by machines, unlike in Japan.
The workers most likely to be replaced by robots are taxi drivers, clerical staff, security guards and receptionists.