An indirect BBC guide to which jobs will be automated and taken by robots in 20 years in the UK so maybe it is not a bad idea to avoid getting a PhD in related fields with high risk of being automated! (i.e. a PhD in IT engineering with 58% chance of being taken by robots!) :)

robots can't do research, or can they ;)

Looks like it's a good idea to do a PhD in robotics then.

Area of research- 'How to increase the research abilities of robots.'

D'oh!

^^ :-D