Roboticist Matthew Mason: Humans with tools are the gold standard
shuyanzh36 · x · 2026-09-02
CMU roboticist Matthew T. Mason published a blog post titled 'Tools'. He argues that the gold standard in robotics is not the naked human, but the human equipped with tools. The post traces human evolution from bipedalism to hands specialized for throwing and tool-making, citing experiments with bonobos like Kanzi to show anatomical limits in other primates.
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