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I genuinely do not understand the point of "humanoid" robots. If there's a task you need to automate, surely the best approach is to change the task to fit cheap robots, not to build expensive error-prone human-like machines? The examples in this latest article make no sense. Handling cargo containers: The whole point of containers is to make it easier for machines to handle them without human limbs. Ground support equipment: surely wheels would be more useful than legs? Even the example of cleaning cabins: isn't that basically a glorified roomba? What am I missing? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpwp87j1llvo #robots #ai #design #automation