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by stuartjohnson12 438 days ago
Evolution's optimisation pressure on the humanoid shape has already done a lot of that work for us. Certain instruments like the hand and thumb are very thoroughly refined in humans. On top of that, most interfaces in the world are already designed for humans, so by making a humanoid robot you guarantee it can operate in a superset of environments that a human can.