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Our built environment has been designed for the human form, so a general purpose robot will necessarily be humanoid. Essentially we would leverage the existing
by somewhereoutth 6y ago
Our built environment has been designed for the human form, so a general purpose robot will necessarily be humanoid. Essentially we would leverage the existing interface between humans and structures/machines - instead of having to create a new interface for robots to interact with their environment.
- jtsiskin 6y agoMany humans are already on wheels, and the ADA tries to ensure accessibility.
- Robotbeat 6y agoThis is a hugely important point and much of the reason I chose a wheeled or tracked robot over a legged one for a project I’m working on. My workplace is supposed to be accessible, and to the degree that it isn’t, my workplace is federally required to fix it. So in some ways adding a tracked/wheeled robot to the mix could also help us find ways to make our workplace more welcoming for wheelchair users. As a mobility platform, a wheeled/tracked platform is more efficient, more open (less overhead), probably more robust (doesn’t fall over of power is lost mid-stride), an order of magnitude less costly, and it may even enhance workplace accessibility. Win-win.
- somewhereoutth 6y agoIndeed! And by digging up some wheelchair accessibility specs you will know exactly the form your robot needs to take to take advantage of that interface.