Humanoid Robots If we ever have humanoid robots become common place, I bet we won't see any that are built with hundreds of pounds of useless lard all over them. Of course one might say that to a human, fat is energy, so the equivalent would be having batteries built all around them. I don't think that'll happen either, because they're not going to be designed for lasting a year without a recharge. They will be required to plug themselves in on a regular basis to get recharged.  Aside from this the robot makers will want their robots to be aesthetically pleasing, because they will sell more. This means you won't even see any of them made large with some light, foam padding to make them big and beautiful. All of this will prove that when people have a choice, they don't choose fat.