> The only downside to this system (robots or technicians) is how will you ever get experienced doctors to do the hard stuff if they never get to practice doing

> The only downside to this system (robots or technicians) is how will you ever get experienced doctors to do the hard stuff if they never get to practice doing the routine stuff first? I think this argument applies to any kind of progress. As technology evolves, society loses skills, but the net benefit is hugely positive. Eventually, we don't even remember that the skills we lost were skills we once had. We get by.