“The general plan is that humanoid robots will be 'plug compatible' with humans and be able to step in and do the manual things that humans do at lower prices and just as well. In my opinion, believing that this will happen any time within decades is pure fantasy thinking.”
Panasonic Professor of Robotics (emeritus), MIT; CTO and co-founder of Robust AI
Said Sep 26, 2025Deadline Dec 31, 2045Rodney Brooks, 'Why Today's Humanoids Won't Learn Dexterity', rodneybrooks.com, September 26, 2025
'Within decades' is read here as at least two decades from the September 2025 essay, i.e. through 2045.