{"id":364635,"date":"2026-07-26T16:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-robots-dont-need-to-be-as-good-as-humans-to-take-your-job\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T16:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:00:20","slug":"why-robots-dont-need-to-be-as-good-as-humans-to-take-your-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-robots-dont-need-to-be-as-good-as-humans-to-take-your-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Why robots don&#8217;t need to be as good as humans to take your job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/ni6Mi4QVLPk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why robots don't need to be as good as humans to take your job\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ni6Mi4QVLPk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Are robots ready to take our jobs?<\/p>\n<p>Sky News technology correspondent Rowland Manthorpe investigates how automation could reshape the UK workforce, not through a sudden robot takeover, but one task at a time.<\/p>\n<p>He meets AGIBOT, one of China&#8217;s leading robotics companies, as it looks to bring a new generation of humanoid robots to the UK. <\/p>\n<p>Rowland then visits Tiptree farm in Essex, where strawberry-picking robots are being tested as a potential answer to the UK&#8217;s shortage of workers. <\/p>\n<p>The report examines what this could mean for workers and why robots may begin transforming our jobs long before they become anything like us.<\/p>\n<p>CHAPTERS:<br \/>\n00:00-00:40 Are robot workers coming?<br \/>\n00:40-02:55 Testing robots in a British strawberry farm<br \/>\n02:56-03:59 A close look at China\u2019s humanoid robots<br \/>\n04:00-06:06 How robots will enter the workforce<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/science-climate-tech<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #technology #robots #uk <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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