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Patrick_68000

Patrick_68000
But where is R2-D2 ?

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Chris Simon

Chris Simon
What I don't understand, though is - why humanoid robot?
Human body is famously ill-equipped for efficient movement in 0G. I mean hands, yes, of course, but the rest of the body could have been a cube with a couple of ducted fan thrusters and it would work MUCH better aboard a space station. Plus an addon thruster module for EVAs. Legs? They're useless.

We are already making robots whose body is perfectly suited for their primary purpose (firefighting drones, assembly robots, etc.) so why they decided this is the right body for the job is beyond me.
 

Caramel Clown

Caramel Clown
Chris Simon said:
What I don't understand, though is - why humanoid robot?
Human body is famously ill-equipped for efficient movement in 0G. I mean hands, yes, of course, but the rest of the body could have been a cube with a couple of ducted fan thrusters and it would work MUCH better aboard a space station. Plus an addon thruster module for EVAs. Legs? They're useless.

We are already making robots whose body is perfectly suited for their primary purpose (firefighting drones, assembly robots, etc.) so why they decided this is the right body for the job is beyond me.
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I just think they should've done away with body shape altogether. Just make it a little cube or sphere, with some gyros and small fans for propulsion. Unless there's some actual experimental purpose to sending a humanoid robot, I don't really get it.
 

Shinji Ikari

Shinji Ikari
Chris Simon said:
What I don't understand, though is - why humanoid robot?
Human body is famously ill-equipped for efficient movement in 0G. I mean hands, yes, of course, but the rest of the body could have been a cube with a couple of ducted fan thrusters and it would work MUCH better aboard a space station. Plus an addon thruster module for EVAs. Legs? They're useless.

We are already making robots whose body is perfectly suited for their primary purpose (firefighting drones, assembly robots, etc.) so why they decided this is the right body for the job is beyond me.
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I suspect it is that way to be easily controlled by us which is quite clear given the picture.
 

Speedcuffs

Speedcuffs
Chris Simon said:
What I don't understand, though is - why humanoid robot?
Human body is famously ill-equipped for efficient movement in 0G. I mean hands, yes, of course, but the rest of the body could have been a cube with a couple of ducted fan thrusters and it would work MUCH better aboard a space station. Plus an addon thruster module for EVAs. Legs? They're useless.

We are already making robots whose body is perfectly suited for their primary purpose (firefighting drones, assembly robots, etc.) so why they decided this is the right body for the job is beyond me.
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Patrick_68000

Patrick_68000
Chris Simon said:
What I don't understand, though is - why humanoid robot?
Human body is famously ill-equipped for efficient movement in 0G. I mean hands, yes, of course, but the rest of the body could have been a cube with a couple of ducted fan thrusters and it would work MUCH better aboard a space station. Plus an addon thruster module for EVAs. Legs? They're useless.

We are already making robots whose body is perfectly suited for their primary purpose (firefighting drones, assembly robots, etc.) so why they decided this is the right body for the job is beyond me.
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Indeed in my post, I asked the question of R2-D2.

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