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minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·5 months agoWheels need roads and paths. Legs can walk over just about anything. Specialized robots are great at doing one thing and terrible at doing everything else. General humanoid robots can traverse and operate in environments that were designed and built for humans, and vice versa. There’s a reason evolution settled on the tetrapod body plan. It’s very versatile. Walking on two legs just adds to that versatility.
Wheels need roads and paths. Legs can walk over just about anything.
Specialized robots are great at doing one thing and terrible at doing everything else.
General humanoid robots can traverse and operate in environments that were designed and built for humans, and vice versa.
There’s a reason evolution settled on the tetrapod body plan. It’s very versatile. Walking on two legs just adds to that versatility.