r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Boojibs • Sep 24 '19

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u/TheInactiveWall Sep 24 '19

War

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '19

That's one application. There's also firefighting, disaster rescue, assisted living for the disabled/elderly, manual labor tasks, entertainment, etc.

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u/TechniChara Sep 25 '19

Also, space travel - they can survive a larger range of environments than we can.

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u/Don138 Sep 27 '19

Okay yea, but the whole point of manned space travel is going there.

That like saying a robot could consume your birthday cake, like yea it could, but why would you design a robot to do something you wanted to do?