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Workplace robot acceptance rises but hospitals and schools differ

Public acceptance of robots is rising at workplaces but is not extending to caregiving settings such as hospitals and schools, a Hexagon survey cited by TechRadar showed. UK adults were most open to robots for practical, physically demanding or hazardous tasks, while most said care for patients, older people and children should be done by humans. Views differed by question framing, robot appearance and regulatory expectations, with exposure to robots also varying by country.