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Boston Dynamics introduces a fully electric humanoid robot that “exceeds human performance” (spectrum.ieee.org)
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...replacing the previously hydraulic version.

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Exactly. In a factory you can create an automated line that runs as long as you need. Or you can spend 1.5-2x that and get an automated worker that can work any of the lines you already have.

Also a lot of tasks that take one person would take several robots. Modify and inspect part-pack part-move pack to pallet for example