70 percent of respondents to a survey about work division between robots and people in Germany thought robots would take on physically taxing activities, while 24 percent thought robots and people would do this together. 39 percent also thought robots would completely take over repetitive tasks. The figures are based on a survey conducted in Germany in 2018.
How are people and robots supposed to handle different task areas in the future?
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