Scoble: cheap grippers turning 3D printers into overnight factories beat waiting for $20,000 robots
Scobleizer · x · 2026-10-20
Robert Scoble shares his robotics industry list and argues the field overindexes on humanoids: cheap, simple devices like low-cost grippers that unload 3D printers already turn them into all-night mini factories — wake up to 20 printed parts — no need to wait for a $20,000 robot.
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