Overview
- A representative Bitkom Research survey released Monday found 48 percent of Germans are open to using AI‑controlled humanoid robots at home while 47 percent reject them, based on interviews with 1,159 people aged 16 and over.
- Interest focuses on concrete chores with 87 percent of those open to robots wanting help tidying, 77 percent wanting groceries put away and 73 percent wanting cleaning assistance.
- Strong psychological barriers persist: 46 percent call a humanlike robot in their home creepy and 53 percent fear losing control of their household to such machines.
- Smart‑home use has passed a majority with 52 percent adoption, 32 percent would accept a fully AI‑controlled house and 63 percent expect AI to cut household energy use, yet 59 percent now fear hacker attacks, 40 percent fear data misuse and 38 percent cite purchase cost as a barrier.
- Bitkom chief Bernhard Rohleder says practical usefulness will decide wider acceptance and 42 percent of respondents want stronger legal rules, a stance that puts industry, regulators and IFA exhibitors on notice to show safety, value and clear safeguards.