Why wheeled robots deploy easier than bipeds, per MIT expert
BradPorter_ · x · 2026-08-26
A veteran MIT legged locomotion instructor argues that wheeled robots have a stronger safety case. AMRs slow proportionally to distance and stop, whereas balancing bipeds may need to take steps to halt, exploding the required safety zone. A robot behind a fence isn't deployed.
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