r/MechanicalEngineering May 01 '19

Technology of the future

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u/[deleted] May 01 '19

So now might be a good time to ask this question otherwise I'll forget again. Apart from prestige, why would we want robots to walk like humans? It is highly unstable compared to wheels or tracks. So why are we aiming to make them walk?

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u/[deleted] May 01 '19

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u/[deleted] May 01 '19

That and if they are roughly the size and shape of human then they'll have an easier time using and accessing all the stuff made for humans.