• @Aux@feddit.uk
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      221 month ago

      Yeah, people often forget that human like robots are shit in general. A flying drone is a lot more efficient at delivering a grenade than a running mech.

      • it's not often that shit just works
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        111 month ago

        I get a little uncanny valley twinge comparing the T2 intro to the demo videos of the current state of ambulatory humanoid machines.

        It’s only a little twinge, thankfully. Bipedal humanoid mech is kinda silly, IMHO.

        Carcinisation is the way for terrestrial war-bots.

      • KSP Atlas
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        1 month ago

        Turns out biological restrictions on things like wheels limit evolution

        • Dr. Moose
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          21 month ago

          I’m confused. Are you saying wheels are better than legs?

            • Dr. Moose
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              11 month ago

              Cause we don’t have the technology to make good legs? Nature evolved legs cause they’re simply better than anything else, that’s literally what evolution is.

                • Dr. Moose
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                  11 month ago

                  Yeah but it’s much balanced for approachy any terrain. It’s a more universal choice. You can also do loads of other things with legs like kick people.

        • @Aux@feddit.uk
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          41 month ago

          Robots have a very limited scope of their functionality compared to animals. Legs are good when you have to perform loads of different tasks to survive: chase, hide, climb, tear flesh apart, etc. A robot which only needs to deliver a grenade to an enemy doesn’t need to do anything like that.

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      1 month ago

      The battery tech is getting pretty good where exoskeleton can be quite small but still very useful. Being able to run a lot without losing fighting capabilities for a soldier is still an incredible advantage.