Robotics Insider: Humanoid Batteries Won't Even Last 15 Minutes
mathemagic1an · x · 2026-10-15
Robotics practitioner Andrew Carr notes that current humanoid robots' batteries don't even last 15 minutes, arguing there's a long way to go. Mathemagic1an follows up asking whether limiting to locomotion and swapping in fresh robots (like swapping batteries) changes the math—a practical take on the endurance bottleneck.
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