More Europeans like robots: survey

A growing number of Europeans worked with robots or use robots at home, according to the findings of a Eurobarometer survey on autonomous systems published on Monday.

The survey, which aimed to look at European's attitudes to robots, driverless vehicles autonomous drones, found that eight in ten Europeans who used robots think well of them, while nine in ten among them would purchase one.

Moreover, 74 percent of young Europeans had a positive view of robots, and 72 percent of all Europeans believed robots were good for society because they help people.

A fifth of respondents said that they would consider having a robot at home, while one in ten would get one within the next five years.

The survey also found that Europeans who used robots were more likely than those who didn't use them, to feel comfortable travelling in an autonomous vehicle and to feel comfortable transporting goods in an autonomous vehicle.

Besides, people who had experience with robots, at home or work, were less likely to think that civil drones were a threat to privacy and more likely to think they were an efficient way of moving or delivering goods than those who have not used robots, said the survey. Endit