I think the anime "knights and magic" might be a more palatable media for this demographic. It explains rather well exactly why humanoid mechas are the worst at most things, and why specialized shaped are superior.Veritaserum - The Real Reason Robots Shouldn’t Look Like Humans:
Murphy's Law perhaps? "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong?"On page 23 I don't know what the correct analogy would be but it's definitely not a Rube Goldberg machine.
To me it makes sense for robots to have 4 or more legs. Centaur, crab, lobster or the like for balance and that benefit of a torso with arms.Veritaserum - The Real Reason Robots Shouldn’t Look Like Humans:
What?! Logic in manga?! How dare you, ser!Veritaserum - The Real Reason Robots Shouldn’t Look Like Humans:
The main benefit of humanoid robots, is that they can use human infrastructure. And you need to build human infrastructure anyway. Try fitting a crab-bot into a human building.To me it makes sense for robots to have 4 or more legs. Centaur, crab, lobster or the like for balance and that benefit of a torso with arms.