Wiring and joints

OpenAI’s Figure robot clearly shows that the amount of wiring necessary for dexterous hands cannot pass through conventional transverse mounted rotary joints.

Linear actuation leaves space for wiring at the joint.

Actuation for humanoids

“There are 10’s of thousands of electric motor designs in the world … none of them were suitable for a humanoid robot… “ Musk

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Re. Humanoids

To get the humanoids to replace people will require mechanisms/wiring that approach these fantastic reliabilities.

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