[skeledrew]

> maybe we could just not have robots that sprint

That would make it less effective in situations that would be better handled if sprinting was a feature.

[RetroTechie]

In daily life, it's rarely wise to be running. In industrial settings less so.

So it might be a good idea to kneecap household robots in that respect.

[skeledrew]

If it's already feasible, better to have the capability and not need it, rather than need it and not have it.

[pianopatrick]

Thinking about that - seems to me that a lot of situations where sprinting is called for might be better served by a flying robot.

[skeledrew]

We already have flying drones. And giving ground robots the ability to fly requires the resolution of a set of constraints that'd likely make them far less suitable for their primary task. For example, they'd need to be far lighter, which means less durability and they'd be more bulky with flying equipment, so they wouldn't fit in places that before they had no issue fitting. There's a reason humans didn't evolve wings.