• underisk@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    I cannot conceive of a task where a humanoid robot would be better suited than just a robot built for the task without trying to mimic a human form.

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      8 months ago

      Minimal investment. A purpose-built robotic production line is incredibly expensive and can onl- do what it was designed for. Theoretically, using these robots requires no alterations to the existing facilities, allowing mercedes to trial them with very low risk and comparably low losses if things don’t work out.

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        8 months ago

        wouldnt it make more sense to do a trial that tests their supposed advantages over purpose built robots rather than one which decidedly does not