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[–] yesman@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (5 children)

The only reason to make a robot humanoid is to fuck it. Every other use-case doesn't need human limitations or complexity.

Why design hips, knees, ankles, coordination, and balance when wheels exist?

Humanoid robots are a scam.

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[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 4 months ago

The world around us is shaped to serve the human figure. Steps, stairs, gaps between surfaces, ladders, and obstacles on the ground would be near impossible to navigate using wheels. Instead of changing the environment it'd be easier to make a humanoid robot that can navigate those things the same way we would.

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[–] magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)