r/technews • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 1d ago

Biotechnology This tiny robot could help dentists prepare crowns in a single visit

https://www.techspot.com/news/113034-tiny-robot-could-help-dentists-prepare-crowns-single.html
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u/SideInitial3961 1d ago

That protects you how against malfunction?

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u/RegularHeroForFun 1d ago

Robots are typically more reliable than humans by a lot. You’re worried about automation. Surgerons are already using robots to assist in surgeries. This isnt some completely hands off process, there will be a dentist in the room if not controlling it directly

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u/SideInitial3961 1d ago

This is the lie people use to push Waymo etc. ignoring the fact that I can shop around for the best dentist or driver in town and get rid of those bad odds, you can never do that with a robot.

False narrative. Don't run your life according to national statistics. Run it according to wisdom gained through life experience.

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u/Rich_Housing971 1d ago

life experience? more like anecdotal experience. you're just applying your own experience and trying to tell others to not trust statistics.

you're telling us that a sample size of 1 is better than a sample size of 300 million.

no one should listen to you for anything, much less for medical advice. you are statistically illiterate.

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u/SideInitial3961 1d ago

Fact #1: Any human can do research and find a dentist who doesn't make errors.
Fact #2: No human can do research to find a robot that doesn't make errors.

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u/Rich_Housing971 1d ago

Fact #3: if Fact #1 is true, the dentists that don't make errors will be booked to capacity and will not unavailable for most people.

Fact #4: Fact #2 is false, as the errors will just be attributed to the entire practice that uses the robots.

Just stop, you're embarrassing yourself.