all_i_see@lemy.lol to World News@quokk.au · 25 days agoHumanoid robots to become baggage handlers in Japan airport experimentwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mlworld@quokk.autechnology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareVisstix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·25 days agoWhy does it have to be humanoid? Why not shaped in optimal baggage handling efficiency?
minus-squareporous_grey_matter@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·25 days 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.