The robot remained motionless and his voice rumbled: "Pardon, Master, but I cannot. You must mount first." His clumsy arms had come together with a thwack, blunt fingers interlacing. Powell stared and then pinched at his mustache. "Uh . . . oh!" Donovan's eyes bulged. "We've got to ride him? Like a horse?"
This can be brought back to current day, where AI like chatgpt are programmed to go beyond the data given, learn from it, and adapt. The older robots compared to Speedy require more help from the users such as mounting on to them compared to just instructions for the new one.