Robot walks independently with dynamic balancing

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bgdc @ Feb 28th 2007 12:37PM

Actually, the whole bipedal thing is expressly because humans want servants that look like them. It serves no practical purpose for the robot to have 2 legs. It's totally and completely related to our myopic/hubristic view of the world. It's just like the utterly retarded comments about other planets/moons - "it has water and thus one of the building blocks for life" - yeah as if all life must need water.

Logically speaking 6 legs would be ideal - providing fast, stable locomotion.

If engineers/corporations really wanted to provide household assistants, they would aim for the easy route, no some worthless balancing bipedal robot.

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Paul @ Feb 28th 2007 12:40PM

Could you further your position on why you feel that 6 legs would be better?

How would you coordinate the movement of the six legs?

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