Warehouse demo debate says an AMR with arms may be more practical than a humanoid
BradPorter_ · x · 2026-07-21
Robot demo critique argues an AMR plus arms may beat a humanoid for warehouse work
In a reply about Amazon-style demos, the author argues that for tasks like moving console covers into racks, the practical setup is usually an AMR placed next to the workstation, with the human making only a 90-degree turn.
The point of the thread is that a humanoid can look odd in this setting: if the job is mostly fixed-position manipulation, the author says a wheeled base with one or two arms may make more sense than giving the machine legs.
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