> Robotics still seems a long way off being able to automate many physical jobs - would you trust a robot to look after your aging parents without hurting them?

> Robotics still seems a long way off being able to automate many physical jobs - would you trust a robot to look after your aging parents without hurting them? You're only seeing what's left after centuries of automation/mechanization. Thank of all the tools people doing physical labor everyday use, power drills, various power saws, nail guns, angle grinders, air compressors, etc. These were all done via manual labor not long ago, many within living memory.