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Hassabis puts humanoid robotics 18 months out

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Demis Hassabis predicted DeepMind is only eighteen months from solving humanoid robotics, while Washington State moved to require 3D printers to detect and block gun manufacture.

Reported metric: 18 months

Reporting date: 2026-01-27 (not necessarily the event date)

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Hassabis puts humanoid robotics 18 months out
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Reporting date: 2026-01-27
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-27-hassabis-18-months-to-humanoids
Claim: Demis Hassabis predicted DeepMind is only eighteen months from solving humanoid robotics, while Washington State moved to require 3D printers to detect and block gun manufacture.
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- Welcome to January 27, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-27-2026
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