Fourth Industrial Revolution

Domestic chores could be done by robots 40% of the time within a decade - new study

A significant proportion of housework could be handled by robots within the next decade.

A significant proportion of housework could be handled by robots within the next decade. Image: REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

Charlotte Edmond
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A table showing housework tasks and how long it would take for these tasks to be automated with robots.
Automation means even unpaid care tasks are changing. Image: Plos One.
Housework is overwhelmingly done by women, but it could soon be automated using robots.
Housework is overwhelmingly done by women, but it could soon be automated using robots. Image: Statista.
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Even in the most equal nations, gender parity is still six decades away. Image: World Economic Forum.
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