alt Hacker NewsDoes it even need legs? For most of these factory use cases would it not be more efficient/cheaper to have a version that has wheels to get around?
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helsinkiandrew • today at 11:29 AM
And some kind of bin holding attachment would be far more efficient than using arms and 'fingers'
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jpm_sd • today at 1:39 PM
Many companies are developing wheeled-base humanoids ("bimanual manipulators"):
https://www.agibot.com/products/G2
https://rainbow-robotics.com/en/products/rb-y1/
https://www.aurixrobotics.com/products/astribot-s1-ai-humano...
wartywhoa23 • today at 10:29 AM
One needs legs to allow for more intimate appendages that sell.
contingencies • today at 10:06 AM
The market for souped-up vacuum cleaners is already saturated.
The main appeal for human robots in general is that, in theory, they can go wherever humans can go. As soon as a facility has stairs or even a single step up wheeled robots can't work.