“A robot that can provide physical assistance to the elderly over multiple tasks (e.g., getting into and out of bed, washing, using the toilet, etc.) rather than just a point solution. NET 2028.”
Roboticist; MIT Panasonic Professor of Robotics (emeritus); co-founder of iRobot and Rethink Robotics; co-founder and CTO of Robust.AI
Said Jan 1, 2018Deadline Jan 1, 2028Rodney Brooks, "My Dated Predictions," rodneybrooks.com, January 1, 2018 (called 18 months early in his 2026 scorecard)
Brooks called this NET 2028 prediction 18 months early, writing that 'so far we don't have a solid demonstration, i.e., one that works again and again,' for even a single one of these tasks as a point solution.