Questions tagged [ergonomics]
The study of people's efficiency in their working environment
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Is this alternative quadrupedal limb arrangement (two side limbs, one forelimb, and one hindlimb) evolutionarily plausible?
Four extremities below the body are the fewest needed to maintain a rectangular platform on any surface while still being decently stable. When they are arranged at the corners of the body like table ...
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Would tentacle like appendages along limbs aid in daily life activities?
I am working on an alien species which have tentacle like appendages along their limbs, based on the range of appendages used by marine suspension and filter feeders.
On land, many of the species have ...
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What kind of houses would giant creatures build?
I have a sapient alien species who weigh on average 4 tonnes and are on average 20 foot tall when standing completely upright. They resemble six-limbed giant sloths; they have an upper pair of arms ...
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Ergonomics of a Metal Storm Staff Gun
Upon the The Peaks of Comprehension lies the the Temple of Knowledge, where monks labor, record, observe and preserve knowledge both old and new. With the knowledge they have gained, the monks go out ...
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Tentacle fingers
For one of my tentacled alien species designs I was considering tentacle like fingers, even though an intelligent creature with many tentacle appendages could achieve a good level of dexterity and ...
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How can I break down the task of designing alien commodities and items? [closed]
Most sci-fi stories depict aliens as humanoid; walking upright, having two arms and two legs, and a head on top. Sometimes the number of appendages varies, but they more or less resemble humans in ...
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