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I understand your point, but a spider-like robot could run up stairs and go through windows and doors better than a human-like one. Or a four legged robot with
by drzaiusapelord 12y ago
I understand your point, but a spider-like robot could run up stairs and go through windows and doors better than a human-like one. Or a four legged robot with a lot center of gravity and twice the traction. Or novel designs like the robots from Interstellar.
I mean, our drones aren't in the shape of men using gliders.
- repsilat 12y ago> I mean, our drones aren't in the shape of men using gliders. They are in the shape of manned aeroplanes, though -- they need to land on carriers and runways, they need to refuel, and they sometimes need to have weapons mounted on them. I agree that we can generally improve on the human form in some cases -- "eyes at the front of a head with limited rotation" is an easy fix, for example -- but most things are going to be loaded with tradeoffs, not just functionally but in how their public use might become accepted.