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Robots vs humans: Beijing half-marathon delivers stunning result (Original Post) malaise Apr 19 OP
Cars and motorcycles can outrun humans too. Escape Apr 19 #1
Exactly. LisaL Apr 19 #2
Why corporations want them. Blue Full Moon Apr 19 #7
Xi planning for the future. Kid Berwyn Apr 19 #3
bipedal Robots edhopper Apr 19 #4
100% Johnny2X2X Apr 19 #5
For an independent robot that accomplishes various tasks edhopper Apr 19 #6
And bipedal is a waste of processing power. Johnny2X2X Apr 19 #8
Not every clanker gave a stellar performance. LudwigPastorius Apr 19 #9

Blue Full Moon

(3,580 posts)
7. Why corporations want them.
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 01:20 PM
Apr 19

No sick days. No vacation. The thing the idiots haven't figured out yet. Who's going to be able to buy their garbage? Robots don't eat hamburgers. Tax the robots and AI and everyone gets a living wage.

edhopper

(37,440 posts)
4. bipedal Robots
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 09:40 AM
Apr 19

are a bad design. Need way too much tech just to stay upright. There is no work function they would do that needs them to be humanoid.

Yeah, yeah sexbots.

Johnny2X2X

(24,352 posts)
5. 100%
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 09:50 AM
Apr 19

I think making bipedal robots is more a public relations/advertising type endeavor. “Look, we can make things that are like humans.” But there are tens of millions of robots working in factories around the world and very few look anything like a human being. It’s just not a very useful form, it’s unnecessarily complicated for 99% of the tasks we might want a robot for.

edhopper

(37,440 posts)
6. For an independent robot that accomplishes various tasks
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 01:05 PM
Apr 19

four legs, three arms and 360 viewing would be much more optimum.

Johnny2X2X

(24,352 posts)
8. And bipedal is a waste of processing power.
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 02:45 PM
Apr 19

Takes an incredible amount of processing power to calculate balance. That computing power can be used for the tasks robots are doing rather than just standing up.

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