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 Humans are the only mammal that walks upright on two legs. Humans are not natural to this planet. Discuss.

@BackFromTheDud @Daojoan

Mammals account for 0.06% of species on this planet. Being the only biped among such a trivially small group is hardly noteworthy.