Yeah I don't think the world needs household robots that are disposable. I'd expect them to be a similar investment to a high end car in the interest of a lower

Yeah I don't think the world needs household robots that are disposable. I'd expect them to be a similar investment to a high end car in the interest of a lower total cost of ownership over long timeframes. It would ultimately be very expensive to make wave upon wave of "cheap" high tech landfill fodder. What I'd like to see is standardized interchangeable parts and configurable software so we can spec robots to their tasks and benefit from reuse of parts and code as much as possible.