Are humanoid robots ever the most effective form factor for any task, or is it just a case of them being seen as futuristic because that’s what they had in sci-fi films?
No, but they’d probably have to redesign the cargo containers for the new robots, and airplane safety standards probably also means a long certification process.
I can see the desire to use a general purpose humanoid robot for this. Tho in the long run, a redesign of the end to end system would likely be far better.
Are humanoid robots ever the most effective form factor for any task, or is it just a case of them being seen as futuristic because that’s what they had in sci-fi films?
No, but they’d probably have to redesign the cargo containers for the new robots, and airplane safety standards probably also means a long certification process.
I can see the desire to use a general purpose humanoid robot for this. Tho in the long run, a redesign of the end to end system would likely be far better.