[ExI] nasa's valkyrie

[spike]

When I read this article it puzzled me that NASA would want a humanoid robot
for the purpose of preparing a habitat for humans.  None of the robots that
have been there or are there now are humanoid.  I don't see why you would
pay all the engineering compromises for human-form for this application:

 

http://singularityhub.com/2013/12/20/nasa-unveils-valkyrie-a-humanoid-robot-
destined-for-space-exploration/

 

Then it occurred to me: it was a way to get NASA to pay for something that
has applications up the kazoo on this planet.

 

spike

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