The jobs that have been overtaken by robots

The jobs that have been overtaken by robots

We wonder what the world will look like in the next few decades?!

10 jobs robots can never replace
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As a working person, do you honestly think that your job is secure? 

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According to Lovemoney, experts predict that many existing roles will be automated within the next 30 years.

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Below is a look at the jobs that robots are already starting to make their own:

1. Cleaner

At the recent Beijing Winter Olympics, robotic cleaners were seen washing floors, wiping counters, and spraying sanitiser alongside their human colleagues.

A robotic vacuum cleaner is already common in homes around the globe. It's only a matter of time until all cleaning jobs are exclusively staffed by machines.

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With robotic vacuum cleaners already commonplace in homes around the globe, it's only a matter of time until cleaning jobs are exclusively staffed by machines.
With robotic vacuum cleaners already commonplace in homes around the globe, it's only a matter of time until cleaning jobs are exclusively staffed by machines. Image: Carl Court

2. Being a Chef

Moley Robotics, a London-based start-up, has invented a 100% automated, intelligent robot chef. 

According to IOL, it is billed as 'the world's first robotic kitchen'. 

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The cooking automation can whip up gourmet meals and even clean up after itself. 

Best of all, it can follow pretty much any recipe, precisely mimicking your favourite Michelin-starred chef or cookery writer.

Automated chefs were also responsible for rustling up dishes for athletes at the Beijing Olympics.
Image: Courtesy Moley Robotics

3. Hospital administrator

Hospital admin staff play a key role in organising complex employee schedules and juggling patient beds, but their jobs could become obsolete.

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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have already trialled a robot that can organise nurses' schedules and source beds for patients. 

Hospital administrator, have already trialled a robot that can organise nurses' schedules and source beds for patients.
Hospital administrator, have already trialled a robot that can organise nurses' schedules and source beds for patients. Image: MIT CSAIL
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