Robotics has been around forever, and it's been the next big thing forever, and it is so exciting and compelling that it's easy to get carried away. People almost always do, and that's one of the things that has held back the industry.
People are fascinated by robots because they're machines that can mimic life.
Building robot versions of people is very expensive.
In the end, robots do things that people can do. So there is a cost above which you can hire somebody to do it, and that bounds the opportunity.
We're going to have robots in the home, but they're not going to be walking. Legs are complicated, unreliable and costly. Robots are going to look and be designed to meet the function they're supposed to perform. People will still name them and connect with them.
We learned that very few people care how you accomplish something. Instead, these people care more about whether you create value for your end user.
I think, people are generally willing to imagine robots of all shapes, as humanoid robots are not practical.
The ideal vacuum cleaner would be one you never see. It needs to not just be a cool gadget, but a product that cleans your floor correctly. I can imagine people having a cupboard full of robots that only come out when you need them to fulfil a specific purpose.
This is all about giving people time back and improving their quality of life.