There’s functionally no engineering reason to put a robot on two legs. Every other form factor is cheaper, more stable, more efficient, and easier to maintain.

There is, however, a very good marketing reason: everyone’s watched Terminator, fear goes viral, and anxiety drives attention.

A warehouse robot is infrastructure.

A humanoid robot is an engagement strategy…

@Daojoan The argument is that they should be able to get around in a world designed for humans with two legs, and the argument is plausible.
@uecker @Daojoan
(stares in wheelchair accessibility)
@dec23k @Daojoan Sadly, this is what I was thinking.