Something is wrong here. This isn't just about robots simulating human laziness. This is about motivation. Why in the world would you develop a bipedal robot, overcoming hurdle after gyroscopic hurdle, and then make him ride on a wheeled transport device designed for bipeds? Couldn't you have just made a wheeled robot to begin with? Its a classic case of climbing Mt Everest "because its there." What's next, Asimo learns to take dictation on a PC keyboard?Friday, August 25, 2006
Lazy Damn Robots.
Something is wrong here. This isn't just about robots simulating human laziness. This is about motivation. Why in the world would you develop a bipedal robot, overcoming hurdle after gyroscopic hurdle, and then make him ride on a wheeled transport device designed for bipeds? Couldn't you have just made a wheeled robot to begin with? Its a classic case of climbing Mt Everest "because its there." What's next, Asimo learns to take dictation on a PC keyboard?
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