Working alongside ROBOTS will be part of a new university course

Working alongside robots will be part of a new university course aimed at students entering careers as carers, therapists and social workers. The new university programme is designed to help people get comfortable working with'social robots' that will be their colleagues in the future, researchers say. A recent survey found that almost 40 per cent of people are afraid that robots will steal their jobs. Earlier this year NHS officials announced that robots will carry out dementia care within 20 years. Working alongside robots will be part of a new university courses aimed at students entering careers as carers. Scientists from Sligo Institute of Technology in Ireland are testing a'Paro' robot seal that reacts to petting and conversation.