all_i_see@lemy.lol to World News@quokk.au · 2 months agoHumanoid robots to become baggage handlers in Japan airport experimentwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@midwest.socialtechnology@lemmy.mlworld@quokk.autechnology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareVisstix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoWhy does it have to be humanoid? Why not shaped in optimal baggage handling efficiency?
minus-squareporous_grey_matter@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoPresumably because all the other stuff (trollies, height of conveyor belt, …) is shaped and sized to accommodate the humans who have been doing this work thus far.
Why does it have to be humanoid? Why not shaped in optimal baggage handling efficiency?
Presumably because all the other stuff (trollies, height of conveyor belt, …) is shaped and sized to accommodate the humans who have been doing this work thus far.