Currently with 3 and sometimes 4 generations in the work force, the number of available jobs dwindling and the number of robotic workers increasing it makes one wonder about the future of work. So many in America, and other countries, spend a good part of their lives and base their very identities on their careers. When we can envision a moment in time when robotics can take over most of the work load, what then shall we do? The first answer comes to mind is research, academia and more family time come to mind. Clean up will be necessary. Exploration of space. But these too can and are being automated.
Repetitive tasks are the first to be replace with automation.
see also Ford’s Plant in Brazil