{"id":1359,"date":"2026-08-19T02:40:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T02:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2026-08-19T02:40:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T02:40:43","slug":"robots-will-replace-65-million-humans-in-usa-by-2050","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/robots-will-replace-65-million-humans-in-usa-by-2050\/","title":{"rendered":"ROBOTS WILL REPLACE 65 MILLION HUMANS IN USA BY 2050"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"HeadingOne_heading-one__mmNWJ  __className_339f8e\">Coffee shop run by robots operates 24-hours a day and makes <span class=\"HighlightedPhrase_highlight-h1__ARhRr HighlightedPhrase_highlight-color__H1b7Q highlighted-phrase--section-color\" data-testid=\"highlight-span\">200 cups<\/span> an hour<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_339f8e\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The creepy humanoid has set a Guinness World Record for the most cups of coffee served by a robot-operated store in one hour.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37562652\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562652.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_robo1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562652.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_robo1.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562652.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_robo1.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562652.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_robo1.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"A robot serving up coffee in a dystopian future... no, wait - Modern day Beijing\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" aria-label=\"Barista bot, at your service\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Barista bot, at your service<cite class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" aria-label=\"Image: CNS\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: CNS)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">A 24-hour coffee shop has been open for one day in Beijing, China, and it has already blown the rest of the barista game out of the park by immediately setting a world record of most cups of coffee served.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">How did they manage it? Well, the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/relationships-ai-bots-bring-joy-37517146\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\" aria-label=\"\">entire staff<\/a> are made up of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/latest\/robots\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\" aria-label=\"\">coffee making robots.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">Robot barista <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/weird-news\/terrifying-chainsaw-wielding-robot-comes-37500421\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\" aria-label=\"\">in action<\/a> on Sunday showed the creepy coffee maker clad in a grey-and-white jumper as a sort of uniform. It had accessorised the look with a grey cap, headphones &#8211; as if it had anyone to talk to &#8211; and silver chains around its neck. Most concerningly, it wasn&#8217;t wearing any trousers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-marker-percentage=\"25\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">The robot served an eye-watering 202 cups prepared and served in 60 minutes, setting a Guinness World Record for the most cups of coffee served by a robot-operated store in one hour.<\/p>\n<div class=\"HtmlEmbed_container__x6svQ\">\n<div class=\"undefined  HtmlEmbed_right-handrail-enabled__3asnM\" data-testid=\"htmlembed\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"youtube_video\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6b3fX2qf1Fs?si=yKke6vtoKR5PoFgG\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">Customers place their orders through a self-service system, allowing them to tailor the sweetness and\/or intensity of their coffee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"BoxStyles_box-container__Qk3WH BoxStyles_non-commercial__aiWwo\" data-testid=\"non-commercial-1\" data-position=\"6\">\n<div id=\"whatsapp-community\" class=\"WhatsApp_wrapper__zolTi\" data-tmdatatrack=\"non-content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-id=\"whatsapp\" data-tmdatatrack-index=\"5\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"house\" data-testid=\"whatsapp-community\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\n<div id=\"whatsapp-community\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Get the latest Daily Star breaking news on WhatsApp\">\n<div class=\"WhatsApp_logo-and-text__LkYem\">\n<div class=\"WhatsApp_publication-logo__I2QeI\">\n<div class=\"SquareLogo_square-logo__8cLh_ SquareLogo_small__IqVph\" data-testid=\"square-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"WhatsApp_leading-text__qqyZj\">Get the latest Daily Star breaking news on WhatsApp<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"WhatsApp_paragraph-text__57D41\">\n<p>Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/privacy-notice\">More info<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"WhatsApp_whatsapp-button-wrapper__hFR2f\"><a class=\"CTA_cta-base__1MucW CTA_social___i58f CTA_whatsapp__kl0QT\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/BcLDbK1mgQuBByY2iEVFor\">Join us on WhatsApp<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">And all of that with an average wait time of less than 30 seconds per cup. One customer said her coffee was \u201cpretty well-balanced\u201d while her partner marvelled at how it took no time at all to get his cuppa despite a massive throng of people vying for a cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\u201cWhen I first saw the place, I thought it would take a while to get a cup. But I walked in and got it almost right away,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37562654\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37562654\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562654.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_robo_0001_Screenshot-2026-08-18-095128.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562654.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_robo_0001_Screenshot-2026-08-18-095128.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562654.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_robo_0001_Screenshot-2026-08-18-095128.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562654.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_robo_0001_Screenshot-2026-08-18-095128.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"Barista bot: Coffee maker extraordinaire? Herald of a dystopian future? Trouserless weirdo? You decide\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" aria-label=\"Barista bot: Coffee maker extraordinaire? Herald of a dystopian future? Trouserless weirdo? You decide\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Barista bot: Coffee maker extraordinaire? Herald of a dystopian future? Trouserless weirdo? You decide<cite class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" aria-label=\"Image: CNS\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: CNS)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"BoxStyles_box-container__Qk3WH BoxStyles_commercial__Wo6Z4\" data-testid=\"commercial-5\" data-position=\"7\">\n<div class=\"sc-8cd46d9c-0 hNSrwU\" data-tmdatatrack=\"non-content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"commercial\" data-tmdatatrack-index=\"5\" data-tmdatatrack-id=\"placeholder\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\"><span aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">Bonkers footage shows the chain-laden robot racking up the cups and putting them in cute little pigeon holes for customers to collect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-marker-percentage=\"50\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">According to Australian economist Dr Leonora Risse, from the Queensland University of Technology, the only sticking point could be the lack the human connection that so many of us crave in an ever-saturated, tech-filled world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">She said that humanoid bots and AI were well-suited for routine and repetitive tasks &#8211; like making a recipe or, dare we say it, coffee. They do offer productivity gains, but, overall, if variety is needed then things tend to fall to bits.<\/p>\n<div class=\"BoxStyles_box-container__Qk3WH BoxStyles_commercial__Wo6Z4\" data-testid=\"commercial-6\" data-position=\"8\">\n<div class=\"sc-8cd46d9c-0 hNSrwU\" data-tmdatatrack=\"non-content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"commercial\" data-tmdatatrack-index=\"6\" data-tmdatatrack-id=\"placeholder\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\"><span aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37562653\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37562653\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562653.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_robo_0003_Screenshot-2026-08-18-095032.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562653.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_robo_0003_Screenshot-2026-08-18-095032.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562653.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_robo_0003_Screenshot-2026-08-18-095032.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562653.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_robo_0003_Screenshot-2026-08-18-095032.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"Locals were keen to get a brew from barista-bot on Sunday (August 16)\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" aria-label=\"Locals were keen to get a brew from barista-bot on Sunday (August 16)\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Locals were keen to get a brew from barista-bot on Sunday (August 16)<cite class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" aria-label=\"Image: CNS\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: CNS)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\u201cThis shows how the essence of hospitality jobs is about human interactions,\u201d the academic said, as per news.com.au.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\u201cThe jobs at highest risk of being replaced by AI are clerical and administrative jobs, as these involve routine processes, which can increasingly be done by digital tools. Telemarketers and call centre workers are top on the list, but clerks, bookkeepers, secretaries, receptionists and personal assistants are also in this mix.<\/p>\n<div class=\"BoxStyles_box-container__Qk3WH BoxStyles_commercial__Wo6Z4\" data-testid=\"commercial-7\" data-position=\"9\">\n<div class=\"sc-8cd46d9c-0 hNSrwU\" data-tmdatatrack=\"non-content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"commercial\" data-tmdatatrack-index=\"7\" data-tmdatatrack-id=\"placeholder\"><span aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\u201cThis places women more at risk of losing their job to AI, given that most of these are mostly female-concentrated occupations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">Your female-gendered author is thrilled on that one, by the way. But we digress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">As per a recent article penned by Dr Risse and the Australian National University&#8217;s Elise Stephenson, clerical and administrative jobs made up more than 70per cent of women and provide almost one in five jobs for all women in the Australian workforce.<\/p>\n<div class=\"BoxStyles_box-container__Qk3WH BoxStyles_commercial__Wo6Z4\" data-testid=\"commercial-8\" data-position=\"10\">\n<div class=\"sc-8cd46d9c-0 hNSrwU\" data-tmdatatrack=\"non-content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"commercial\" data-tmdatatrack-index=\"8\" data-tmdatatrack-id=\"placeholder\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\"><span aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\" data-marker-percentage=\"75\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37562651\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37562651\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562651.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_robo_0000_Screenshot-2026-08-18-095140.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562651.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_robo_0000_Screenshot-2026-08-18-095140.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562651.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_robo_0000_Screenshot-2026-08-18-095140.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562651.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_robo_0000_Screenshot-2026-08-18-095140.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"Barista-bot pops the coffee cup in a cute 'lil pigeon hole for the customer to collect\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" aria-label=\"Barista-bot pops the coffee cup in a cute 'lil pigeon hole for the customer to collect, ruining things for women\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Barista-bot pops the coffee cup in a cute &#8216;lil pigeon hole for the customer to collect, ruining things for women<cite class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" aria-label=\"Image: CNS\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: CNS)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">Dr Risse said we need to be ready to assist these displaced workers to transfer their skills to other roles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\u201cI expect that AI will make the \u2018human\u2019 side of our jobs even more important and valuable. \u201cThese skills that make us human \u2013 like empathy, care and emotional intelligence \u2013 are the skills we don\u2019t want to outsource to robots and automation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\u201cCritical Judgement is also a skill that we\u2019ll need to focus on more strongly. AI can perform the mechanics of a task. But how will it navigate complex decision-making processes where there is not a clear answer? This is where human ethics, morals and experience matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\u201cAs for the record-breaking coffee-serving robot, Australians love their coffee shops. There might be some novel exceptions, but I can\u2019t see a huge wave of robots replacing Aussie baristas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">In the US, Morgan Stanley predicted 62.7m American jobs could be replaced with humanoid robots by 2050. The bank stressed this was not a forecast of mass joblessness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"BoxStyles_box-container__Qk3WH BoxStyles_commercial__Wo6Z4\" data-testid=\"commercial-10\" data-position=\"12\">\n<div class=\"sc-8cd46d9c-0 iygchX\" data-tmdatatrack=\"non-content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"commercial\" data-tmdatatrack-index=\"10\" data-tmdatatrack-id=\"placeholder\"><span aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37562648\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37562648\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562648.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_robo_0002_Screenshot-2026-08-18-095050.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562648.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_robo_0002_Screenshot-2026-08-18-095050.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562648.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_robo_0002_Screenshot-2026-08-18-095050.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37562648.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_robo_0002_Screenshot-2026-08-18-095050.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"Looks like barista-bot can make all sorts of fancy pants bevvys\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" aria-label=\"Looks like barista-bot can make all sorts of fancy pants bevvys\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Looks like barista-bot can make all sorts of fancy pants bevvys<cite class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" aria-label=\"Image: CNS\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: CNS)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">In the UK, analysis from the Office for National Statistics indicates that about 1.5 million jobs in England face a high risk of having specific tasks automated. Whereas the Institute for Public Policy Research estimates that a worst-case &#8220;full displacement&#8221; scenario could eliminate up to 7.9 million UK jobs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">So should we be afraid of barista-bot? Yes. The inevitable, probably Terminator-filled future ahead of us is bleak and jobless. But, hey &#8211; coffee!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coffee shop run by robots operates 24-hours a day and makes 200 cups an hour The creepy humanoid has set a Guinness World Record for the most cups of coffee served by a robot-operated store in one hour. Barista bot, at your service(Image: CNS) A 24-hour coffee shop has been open for one day in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-humanoid-robots","category-robots"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1360,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359\/revisions\/1360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}