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Why would you need bipedism for a flying object ? Wouldn't a quadripod + quadcopter setup would be much more stable and cheaper ?
by arnaudsm 1y ago
Why would you need bipedism for a flying object ? Wouldn't a quadripod + quadcopter setup would be much more stable and cheaper ?
- cdfsdsadsa 1y agoThat's not the point of this robot. I suppose the original iCub research robot is running out of grants it can milk, so they strapped some jet engines to it.
- voidUpdate 1y agoIt's being advertised as being used for generic disaster recovery, where it's beneficial to be human-shaped (human infrastructure is designed for humans, so its easier to interface with it if the robot is human-shaped too), so they just strapped some jets on it to take it to the disaster zone itself
- input_sh 1y agoThat's just something robot manufacturers say to justify building their expensive toys, I promise you it'll never be used for that purpose. See the XKCD someone has already posted below.
- voidUpdate 1y agoYeah I know, but that's what they're advertising it as
- meindnoch 1y ago>It's being advertised as being used for generic disaster recovery, where it's beneficial to be human-shaped (human infrastructure is designed for humans, so its easier to interface with it if the robot is human-shaped too) Ummmm, disaster recovery is hard precisely because the infrastructure (e.g. a collapsed building) ceased to be suitable for humans.
- voidUpdate 1y agoThe way in which it isn't suitable for humans depends on the disaster though. If somewhere is flooded or on fire, a humanoid robot will probably be able to navigate it better than a quadrupedal one. If the building is collapsed, sure
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