The best reason for building a machine with humanoid characteristics is that it can use already existing technology that is made for human beings. Generally, almost everything people come in contact with was made to fit together in some way with the human body. You can save a lot of time and money by making a robot that is "backward compatible".
To me, the term "Open Source" has just as much potential to evolve as the software that takes it's name. Like the software the users and developers are the ones who will mold the term to fit what they are trying to accomplish.
"There are people who believe that humans dinosaurs co-existed. And what this is, plain and simple, is a psychotic reaction. These people are stone-cold-fuck nuts. I can't be nice about this, because these people are watching The Flintstones as if it were a documentary."
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The best reason for building a machine with humanoid characteristics is that it can use already existing technology that is made for human beings. Generally, almost everything people come in contact with was made to fit together in some way with the human body. You can save a lot of time and money by making a robot that is "backward compatible".
I've been to California and trust me, there's plenty of artificial TnA running around.
To me, the term "Open Source" has just as much potential to evolve as the software that takes it's name. Like the software the users and developers are the ones who will mold the term to fit what they are trying to accomplish.
"There are people who believe that humans dinosaurs co-existed. And what this is, plain and simple, is a psychotic reaction. These people are stone-cold-fuck nuts. I can't be nice about this, because these people are watching The Flintstones as if it were a documentary."