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It's interesting that most fictional depictions of legged robots (outside of explicitly humanoid robots) use digitigrade legs. Did the artists model their art a
by duskwuff 5y ago
It's interesting that most fictional depictions of legged robots (outside of explicitly humanoid robots) use digitigrade legs. Did the artists model their art after animals which happened to have these legs, or did they subconsciously realize that this would be more effective?
- marcosdumay 5y agoIsn't it obvious? After you see an ostrich running, there is little doubt about its efficiency. Now, actually capturing that efficiency in a real system takes some really hard engineering work. Fictional robots do not need to conserve energy, compensate for impacts, etc.
- beaconstudios 5y agoNow you have me imagining mechs with human legs and it's making me uncomfortable. A bit like those "birds with human arms" photo edits.