Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
9 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Robots vs humans: Beijing half-marathon delivers stunning result (Original Post) malaise Yesterday OP
Cars and motorcycles can outrun humans too. Escape Yesterday #1
Exactly. LisaL Yesterday #2
Why corporations want them. Blue Full Moon Yesterday #7
Xi planning for the future. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #3
bipedal Robots edhopper Yesterday #4
100% Johnny2X2X Yesterday #5
For an independent robot that accomplishes various tasks edhopper Yesterday #6
And bipedal is a waste of processing power. Johnny2X2X Yesterday #8
Not every clanker gave a stellar performance. LudwigPastorius 23 hrs ago #9

Blue Full Moon

(3,555 posts)
7. Why corporations want them.
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 01:20 PM
Yesterday

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

(37,407 posts)
4. bipedal Robots
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 09:40 AM
Yesterday

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

(24,319 posts)
5. 100%
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 09:50 AM
Yesterday

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

(37,407 posts)
6. For an independent robot that accomplishes various tasks
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 01:05 PM
Yesterday

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

Johnny2X2X

(24,319 posts)
8. And bipedal is a waste of processing power.
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 02:45 PM
Yesterday

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.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Robots vs humans: Beijing...