• Mikina@programming.dev
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    17 hours ago

    I don’t get why they have to be humanoid. Like, don’t we have a lot better (and more stable) ways how to make a robot that can easily move around?

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      16 hours ago

      The thing is, our homes and workplaces and tools are designed for human body design and proportions. Even someone under 5ft / 150cm with a normal human body will encounter dozens of challenges a day.

      There are of course more efficient approaches, but then you’d have to reoptimise the world they’ll interact with too.

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        13 hours ago

        Hmm, I guess this makes sense. I wonder if some kind of crawler with higher legs could work, so you keep the advantage of crawly legs and stability, while also keeping the proportions.