Welcome to the robot-based workforce: will your job become automated too?

From waitstaff to care companions and legal researchers, the future of the machine worker is here. But where does that leave humans

"It's pure magic," Eatsa promises.

At San Francisco's first fully automated restaurant, meals appear in little glass cubbies, just 90 seconds after customers order and pay on wall-mounted iPads. It's a human-less experience - no waitstaff, no cashier, no one to get your order wrong and no one to tip.