Scoble: Robots repaving streets may be decades away, but construction data is gold
Scobleizer · x · 2026-10-30
Robert Scoble reflects on his street being repaved: we're years or even decades from robots doing this work. But watching how human crews coordinate could drive robot breakthroughs—he wouldn't be surprised if investors buy construction companies just to study human behavior. He ties it to infrastructure rebuilding needs (climate, earthquakes) and chronic hiring difficulties in such jobs.
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