Is there something inherently better about the biped humanoid form or are people building humanoid robots because we’ve shaped the world around us to fit humans?

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I'd say it's partially because of your latter point but also for familiarity and comfort. We might be more accepting of a humanoid friendly looking robot that anything else. I suspect insect structures would be better but it would creep us out.