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They actually tried a 4-legged robot but found it to be too noisy. They decided to go with only two legs, then, because it would be less conspicuous distracting.
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
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and besides, it is more difficult to make a four legged version walk round as if it were terminally constipated.
It goes without saying
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A major reason to make it bipedal is because much of our surrounding is foundationally geared towards human habitation. If all we're going to do is make these things walk about in open space then I see your point. Ultimately the goal is to have these things be among people without having to make special provision for them (think stairs, aisles, doors etc.)
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I don't find it creepy. Robots intelligence (created by us) is so less sophisticated that they cannot perform simple walking (until now). Still I think it is kinda slow, since it falls from a push (humans react really fast and do not). And I don't think that energy system is autonomous like ours. And I don't even imagine high-level intellectual functions. We are so far from "intelligent" robots.
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I kept waiting for it to get pissed off and hit the guy.
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Yeah, seriously. It looked like the robot left pissed off...which is exactly how the Terminator is born...thanks hockey stick guy, you just doomed the world... 
I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup
The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke!
My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.
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Oooooh ... you're gonna make it angry!
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I wonder what it said as it went out the door...
"I'll be back"?
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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I figure it's thinking, "Where's that S.O.B.'s car?"
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Did you know that when Marty McFly grew up, he opened a florist called Back To The Fuchsia?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Just flower off with your withered jokes 
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You rose to the challenge again 
[edit - 'the' changed to 'to']
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
modified 25-Feb-16 14:37pm.
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It's gonna be hard to stem the tide.
/ravi
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You have to get to the root of it.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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That will always be a thorn in my side.
/ravi
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It does have that stigma doesn't it?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Yes, but I hope I have the stamena to overcome that.
/ravi
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Of course you do, you're a real pistil.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Yes, I take after my peduncle.
/ravi
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Was his first name herb?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Hey! Leaf me out of this.
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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Is the delivery vehicle a delphinium?
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Why don't you get on your bike and petal off! 
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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