In fifty years, will automation be good or bad for the world as a whole?

Everywhere you look automation and push button convenience is popping up. When ever a robot or automated system comes online how many humans are being replaced? There are some jobs that seem safe today from automation. What if in the future there was an automated way to repair roads, make your burger, tailor your suit; over all would that be better or worse? Who would suffer most from automation or partial automation? The poor, the middle class, or the wealthy and how would they be disadvantaged by automation?