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yuiyoshida

(41,833 posts) Fri Nov 20, 2015, 09:25 AM Nov 2015

Introducing Valkyrie: NASA's new superhero robot

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Introducing Valkyrie: NASA's new superhero robot (Original Post) yuiyoshida Nov 2015 OP

I like the high modularity phantom power Nov 2015 #1

Why humanoid??? Humanoid bodies suck!!! DetlefK Nov 2015 #2

A kangaroo with longer arms, built for operation in a lower gravity like the moon or mars. hunter Nov 2015 #3

phantom power

(25,966 posts)

1. I like the high modularity

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Fri Nov 20, 2015, 09:34 AM

Nov 2015

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

2. Why humanoid??? Humanoid bodies suck!!!

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Fri Nov 20, 2015, 09:51 AM

Nov 2015

Why not something like a spider or squid? This thing is supposed to operate in zero gravity!

Seriously, the humanoid body isn't very good from an evolutionairy point-of-view. Evolution took a perfectly fine fourlegged animal and made it balance on the two hind-legs.
At least they gave the robot more than 2 eyes...

hunter

(38,321 posts)

3. A kangaroo with longer arms, built for operation in a lower gravity like the moon or mars.