Talk:Humanoid Robot

While they don’t make sense in 90% of applications versus a Non-Humanoid Non-Generalist Robot, but rather a Specialized Robotic Vacuum and Robotic Sorter etc, for the few applications they DO make sense in (essentially the initial Darpa Proposal / how the robot dogs can’t walk up curved tank farm stairs etc there is ONE oshw project, but probably less dexterity than Boston Dynamics Atlas , hard to make intrinsically safe, dependent on premapped movements/teleoperation (The Mechanical Turk Issue ) and also C O S T L Y

I’ll grab links though

--Eric (talk) 15:24, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

• A Video by the YouTube Channel “Angela Collier” Titled “humanoid robots belong in the trash”
  • Clickbaity title to an extent, but hear her out
  • There is some background in terms of “When it actually matters to the plot that something is accurate” (ie The Expanse/Intersteller vs the use of a “It Just Worksium-Drive” and it being fine etc…versus that Lucy movie where the premise RELIES upon the dumb science and is inherently bad etc
  • ~16:55 is where the discussion on Humanoid Robots work
    • Also was the distinction between Humanoid Robots, and Robotic Persons (as it was put in Pluto)
    • Ie a dishwasher is a robot, a humanoid robot in this sense is not a person, it is a dishwasher in the humanoid form. A Non-Human Consciousness in a Synthetic/Electromechanical Human Body is a whole other rant
  • 27:44 is where specifically the Human Shape Issue is brought up (before that it was moreso battery discussion which could POTENTIALLY change with technology)
  • The Robot Cell without a Robot type issue is VERY important too
    • You either use Soft Robotics/Heavily Limit the Robot’s Performance…or have to go out of your way to make sure it doesn’t accidentally knock someone down/crush something etc
  • 38:00
    • Mentions how a Translator Bot is replaced by a Translation App on a phone in a pocket
      • Even if needed for etiquette etc, to an extent an intergalactic Kiss Bow or Shake Hands would mostly work
    • Mentions how instead of a Humanoid Robot the size of a Refrigerator etc…you could get a Robotic Vacuum Cleaner (or depending on price+budged, multiple), a Doorbell Camera, and an Electronic Pet Door etc
    • Essentially no need for a monolithic, expensive humanoid robot when a mix of smaller more dedicated robots would suffice