Brexit could help usher in the rise of robots As headlines go, " Brexit leads to robot takeover" sounds like satire. It's up there with Brexit being "the opportunity to create a second Elizabethan Golden Age". Both have been written recently - but I would argue that the former may actually be true. Recessions force companies to make difficult choices to survive. As headlines go, " Brexit leads to robot takeover" sounds like satire.

As headlines go, "Brexit leads to robot takeover" sounds like satire. It's up there with Brexit being "the opportunity to create a second Elizabethan Golden Age". Both have been written recently – but I would argue that the former may actually be true. Recessions force companies to make difficult choices to survive. One of the first places to cut costs is the wage bill.