Why build humanoid robots if regular robots are better?

And here is my objection: why use an expensive, complex humanoid with two legs if a fixed robotic arm or a wheeled platform does the job better? It is a very valid criticism. For a stable operation, a specialized robot is usually faster, cheaper, and easier to maintain. A machine designed solely for welding does not need hands, a torso, legs, or a human appearance. So the humanoid does not win by being human. It wins, if it wins at all, because factories and warehouses were designed for human bodies: doors, corridors, shelves, tools, stairs, and workstations. That is the bet. Instead of redesigning an entire building for each new automation, you introduce a machine that can adapt to existing infrastructure.

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