Scoble: healthcare robots arrive next year, true humanoids likely 2-7 years away
realmeetjames · x · 2026-10-15
Robert Scoble predicts healthcare robotics will ramp up starting next year with a variety of form factors, not necessarily fully humanoid.
- True humanoids need world models to "cook a little bit more": he initially says two years, but industry data-collection folks say 2-7 years — "let's call it seven, that's probably more accurate."
- Humanoids could transform healthcare (surgery rooms, moving things) and will be good for humanity, aside from eventual job displacement concerns.
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