We have had more than 10 years of robotic vacuums and yet they are still a fairly niche product.
replyrobots have existed for more than 20 years though. Boston Dynamic's dog is 22 years old, Atlas 15-ish
replyWhat can I as a normal person use these robots for?
replyNothing. They were designed for the military.
replyAnd what do the military use them for?
replySupposedly as a sort of extremely expensive but basically tireless mule.
replyMostly just the cost, yeah. It will be like buying a car. The economics will have to make sense for regular people, while it starts popping up in tons of places and become a status symbol.
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