From the earliest days of science fiction, robots have often been depicted as bipedal and humanoid. That’s still true today, even though industrial robots have never followed this pattern. For true mass adoption of robots as consumer devices, however, major players such as Elon Musk are actively developing devices that stand on two legs. But is this really the best way forward for mass production consumer devices?

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