I’m aware the image is only to convey the concept of automation but legged robots in contexts where legs would be bad irrationally annoy me
That robot would be wildly over complex and prone to failure compared to just giving it tracks
Imagine looking at the millions of years of evolution it took to get a bipedal design that works good enough and going “yeah, that’s what we should emulate.”
When God’s perfect quadripedal design already exists.
although i think a traditional robot (arm or autonomous vehicle style) would still be better for almost all agricultural and industrial purposes, humanoid robots do have some advantages. they can cross almost any kind of difficult terrain, they can use tools, infrastructure, and other equipment that are designed for human use without any modification, and they can essentially perform any task that a human could perform. additionally the human size and form factor can result in a relatively lightweight ‘machine’ that might be necessary for tasks in places with a weight limit (such as bridges, scaffolding, unstable terrain, etc.) If you can only have 1 kind of robot (either due to weight concerns like on a space or sea craft, or to simplify logistics by only building 1 kind of robot) you basically need it to be humanoid for it to be of any use outside of a single specialized industrial task. instead of needing a different robot arm or a different vehicle or a refit in a workshop for every task, you can have the 1 humanoid robot perform any task you need (albeit perhaps slower and less efficiently than a specialized design) by having it simply pick up the appropriate tools. the only real criticism i have of most sci fi humanoid robots is that the arms and legs are never a quick-replace interchangeable design. we design tires to be easy to repair and replace, we should design robot limbs that are multifunction (able to be used as an arm or a leg interchangeably) and quick to replace as well. also robots with limbs expected to work outside of clean factories should have ‘clothes’ or fabric covers to protect their joints and other sensitive parts from dust, water, etc.
I’m aware the image is only to convey the concept of automation but legged robots in contexts where legs would be bad irrationally annoy me
That robot would be wildly over complex and prone to failure compared to just giving it tracks
Copying some of the worst design failures in humans because it lets me feel like a feudal lord
Imagine looking at the millions of years of evolution it took to get a bipedal design that works good enough and going “yeah, that’s what we should emulate.”
When God’s perfect quadripedal design already exists.
The robot will be living in a little metal hut, sit on a chair during any downtime and sleep in a bed to re-charge.
What you need for that is a next-generation combined harvester, not some star wars shit.
although i think a traditional robot (arm or autonomous vehicle style) would still be better for almost all agricultural and industrial purposes, humanoid robots do have some advantages. they can cross almost any kind of difficult terrain, they can use tools, infrastructure, and other equipment that are designed for human use without any modification, and they can essentially perform any task that a human could perform. additionally the human size and form factor can result in a relatively lightweight ‘machine’ that might be necessary for tasks in places with a weight limit (such as bridges, scaffolding, unstable terrain, etc.) If you can only have 1 kind of robot (either due to weight concerns like on a space or sea craft, or to simplify logistics by only building 1 kind of robot) you basically need it to be humanoid for it to be of any use outside of a single specialized industrial task. instead of needing a different robot arm or a different vehicle or a refit in a workshop for every task, you can have the 1 humanoid robot perform any task you need (albeit perhaps slower and less efficiently than a specialized design) by having it simply pick up the appropriate tools. the only real criticism i have of most sci fi humanoid robots is that the arms and legs are never a quick-replace interchangeable design. we design tires to be easy to repair and replace, we should design robot limbs that are multifunction (able to be used as an arm or a leg interchangeably) and quick to replace as well. also robots with limbs expected to work outside of clean factories should have ‘clothes’ or fabric covers to protect their joints and other sensitive parts from dust, water, etc.