…replacing the previously hydraulic version.

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    7 months ago

    Operating in environments made for humans, as well as alongside humans.

    Say you have a remote hydroelectric dam that needs inspecting. You might need to walk stairs, climb ladders, open doors. We’re neither going to re-build all the dams we already built, nor build new ones to be wheelchair-accessible.

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      7 months ago

      Yeah, since we’ve designed our world for humans, the best general purpose robots will have a human shape in order to function effectively in the same areas.