imlaggingsobad t1_j7ex7w1 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 8:01 AM

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

yes exactly, the people saying it's $1k have no idea what anything is worth. A personal maid that does all the chores 24/7 would cost around $50k.

Spire_Citron t1_j7f2qu5 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 9:20 AM

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.

YobaiYamete t1_j7f3jy5 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 9:32 AM

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

Spire_Citron t1_j7f3zgj wrote on February 6, 2023 at 9:38 AM

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.

No_Ask_994 t1_j7f5xdp wrote on February 6, 2023 at 10:07 AM

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..

Loud-Mathematician76 t1_j7f4m6v wrote on February 6, 2023 at 9:48 AM

I think a maid would cost you that for 1 year or max 2 years (since we are talking 24/7 around the clock care). So assuming that the robot would be capable of functioning for anything more than 2 years would already bring you in a solid gain even if it were to cost up to 100 000$. Now assume it would be able to function for 5+ years (with maybe some minor 20% maintenance costs), the price point for purchase could easily be increased by the seller to a few hundre thousands easily.