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That is probably a lot slower, more difficult to implement and would require even more power for the control system.

Boston Dynamics has a contact sales button on their site aha

Articulation is much more complex. You go from "vacuum thing I found that looks like trash" to "create a 3D model of this scene, route the robotic appendage thru it, find the ideal grasping point at center of mass, make first attempt, compensate for shift due to wind/previous attempt..." etc.

Then there is the mechanics. Aside from mobility, consider a grasping arm's many servos and wiring harness vs. electric motor goes brr for the vacuum.

Agree that it’d make mare sense (and be quieter and more flexible) to have little hands. More engineering of course, but it feels very solvable.