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Spire_Citron t1_j7f2qu5 wrote

Reply to comment by imlaggingsobad in What is the price point you would be OK with buying a humanoid robot for personal use? by crua9

I don't think it's that they don't know what it's worth, I think they just don't have that kind of money to throw around.

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YobaiYamete t1_j7f3jy5 wrote

Yep, OP didn't ask what it's worth, he asked what I would pay for it.

Even if it can do all the house hold chores, I'd need a house to live in for it to clean. I won't have a house anymore if i drop 50 grand on a bot to do the dishes for me

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Spire_Citron t1_j7f3zgj wrote

Exactly. Like yes, that is how much it costs to hire a maid, and I don't hire a maid, so clearly I'm not willing to pay that price point for something that does the work of a maid. I can't justify that kind of expense to have someone else do things I can do myself for me. If it can do things like repairs, the price I'm willing to pay would probably go up a fair bit, because those aren't skills I have and so I would otherwise be paying for that work.

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No_Ask_994 t1_j7f5xdp wrote

This, haha.

And anyway for those chores you don't need a personal maid 24/7. Most people have one like, 4-6 hours a week or something like that, and in my country you can get that for less than 5K/year...And most people don't get one.

I also said 1k because if I can't trust it to be with pets and kids it means that I can't trust it and need supervision. Honestly, that thingy does not a place in the market. Even the most simple robot will have to be very very safe to be comercialized.

If I can't trust it its just a roomba... Maybe 2k, but I certainly don't have the money for much more for something that I have to keep a watch on..

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