The quest to make humanoid robots safe enough for humans
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WALL STREET JOURNAL — Makers of humanoids, which have humanlike attributes to perform jobs a person might do, say they’re unaware of anyone who has been seriously hurt or killed by one of the robots. But the machines are getting bigger and heavier, approaching 200 pounds in some cases. At that size, people in the industry worry about the damage that could ensue if a bipedal robot loses power.
“If you do that with a humanoid, it can fall over and crush you,” said Michele Silva of the functional safety engineering firm Reynolds & Moore.
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