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In England, 90% of keyhole surgeries in the public health system to be performed by robots by 2035, government says. (www.theguardian.com)
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By 2035 I'd expect humanoid robots will also be making a significant impact in healthcare. In particular, doing a lot of basic nursing assistant/healthcare assistant tasks.

When people worry about the burden of an aging population in the 2030s & 40s, I rarely see them factor in how much robots will reduce the need for human workers to do this.

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[–] Lugh@futurology.today 3 points 1 month ago

Oops, updated that now.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/11/millions-more-to-have-robotic-surgery-in-nhs-plan-to-cut-waiting-lists?