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But why? Human-shaped is not the best shape for making cars. Wouldn't this be massively inefficient?
Because they can be slotted in to work existing machinery without retooling the entire plant.
*planet
A couple belts and pulleys can pull levers just fine, and are far cheaper. And far more maintainable, too, you just need a mechanic, not a whole contracted support team.