The humanoid industry is overrating legs: wheeled robots may win warehouses
VraserX · x · 2026-09-27
Tutor Robotics' new Cassie moves between warehouse jobs on four wheels, while its Sonny robot targets order picking from existing racks. The author argues the humanoid industry overrates legs: if wheels do the same job more cheaply and reliably, looking human adds nothing to a completed order. He challenges the industry to name the specific warehouse task where legs justify the extra complexity.
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