I've often thought about this for media like this and iRobot and etc, and I think it kinda makes sense in terms of creating an all-purpose machine for helping.

I've often thought about this for media like this and iRobot and etc, and I think it kinda makes sense in terms of creating an all-purpose machine for helping. Economies of scale, maybe licensing or advertising or some other way of subsidization scheme, or maybe the things are rented, who knows, but I can think of some justifications for how humanoid robots would make sense in a dystopian cyberpunk world. Maybe the mochi stall rents them just for a couple hours during busy hours and then a car mechanic rents them for a different time, and the robot can complete both tasks or something?