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I know the legs on the Tachikomas have wheels. But the hands do as well? I don't remember that.
I do remember them having extendable data ports that they could use to connect to computers. And the hands may have been tied to the "web" system that they occasionally used to either swing to nearby buildings while climbing, or to better secure themselves to the ground (not certain on that - the web system may have been strictly mounted on the hull). But that's the extent of what I remember.
Oh - and there were also the hand-mounted auto-cannons.
But none of those functions (except maybe the webbing) require the manipulators. If the fingers were removed, then it wouldn't affect those aspects of the Tachikoma's functions. And the autocannons alone present a plausible reason for leaving the limbs in place even without the fingers.
Of course, the series seems to indicate that there are plenty of times when having hands is useful in the course of a Tachikoma's normal non-combat duties. So giving the Tachikomas manipulators makes perfect sense.
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