Gillybob (and anyone else who might be interested)
I have just read a very interesting article in the New Statesman, which seems to be reinforcing your opinion that robots and human beings can work well together. Paper edition so I can't, unfortunately, send you a link.
it is about small robots called "cobots" who work together with people in workplaces, mainly factories and packing plants admittedly, but working well together.
One very hopeful example was of a company in Denmark, which makes adhesives. They (quote) " installed 42 cobots over a period of 18 months. In that time, the company logged a reduction in costs while productivity increased." "And with increased productivity and quality, order numbers surged - to the point that 50 new jobs were created, in the company's logistics, marketing and finance departments." (unquote)
I think this is a really positive story. The cobot company is called 'Robots of London' so sounds like it is British.