Invoking the moon landing to justify a humanoid robot is a sophisticated marketing trope that romanticizes the grueling reality of hardware development. It’s a compelling vision, but grand rhetoric cannot bridge the gap between poetic ambition and practical utility.
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Added:But, why some say the moon?
Why choose this as our goal?
And they may well ask, why climb the highest mountain?
Why 35 years ago fly the Atlantic?
>> [music] >> Hello, Apollo.
>> Hello, Jeff.
>> We choose to go to the moon.
We choose to go to the moon and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.
>> 5 4 3 2 1 We have lift off.
>> [music] [music] >> Touchdown.
Apollo has landed.
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