All these Japanese companies are dead set on the whole humanoid robot concept. While the AI systems are clearly a joke, why focus so much energy on bipedal movement? It is clearly not the easiest mode of transportation. Human walking is essentially controlled falling. Oh great a bunch of things that kind of resemble humans can lift something heavy all together. Why not just build a smart forklift to do the same job autonomously. It just doesn't make any sense.
Hopefully Sony will have the goods come the 3rd and 4th week of november. While a launch day sellout would impact price and scarcity greatly, it is up to Sony to deliver on their promise. Neither the PS2 or the Xbox 360 came through on their "promise" for prompt replenishments of supply. If Sony could pull it off it would make many a merry christmas. While I still have hope, I'm not that confident, those unforseen externalities always bite you in the ass at the last minute.
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All these Japanese companies are dead set on the whole humanoid robot concept. While the AI systems are clearly a joke, why focus so much energy on bipedal movement? It is clearly not the easiest mode of transportation. Human walking is essentially controlled falling. Oh great a bunch of things that kind of resemble humans can lift something heavy all together. Why not just build a smart forklift to do the same job autonomously. It just doesn't make any sense.
Hopefully Sony will have the goods come the 3rd and 4th week of november. While a launch day sellout would impact price and scarcity greatly, it is up to Sony to deliver on their promise. Neither the PS2 or the Xbox 360 came through on their "promise" for prompt replenishments of supply. If Sony could pull it off it would make many a merry christmas. While I still have hope, I'm not that confident, those unforseen externalities always bite you in the ass at the last minute.