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kleinbl00 · 3182 days ago · link · · parent · post: Google Steps Away from Humanoid Robot PR Problem
Honda figured that shit out ten years ago. Far and away, the most important characteristic of robots is "cuteness" because there are effectively zero "robot" stories in the popular culture that do not also contain the word "overlord." Boston Dynamics gets a bye on this one because they've made no bones about the fact that their most likely customer is the military. The military does not buy cute things. Or, apparently, noisy-as-hell-for-no-good-reason things.