No_Ask_994 t1_j7f57ee wrote on February 6, 2023 at 9:56 AM

Well, it also depend on the guarantee...

I mean, If I expect something to last 20 years I would pay more than if I expect it to last 2.

I'm going to assume that in all cases they are expected to last 10 years.

Level 1: 999. This is a glorified vacuum cleaner. And if I don't trust it do take care of a pet I don't trust it for my good either. Honestly I expect the first batch to be better than this, closer to lvl 2, but without sex of course.

Level 2: 19.999. Now we are talking, that is a robot.

Level 3: 39.999? Honestly, not sure. I mean, It's very cool, But do I really need to go from 2 to 3? I mean, with 3 the only advantage is that it can be your friend-slave. Not really sure how that's gonna work. And anyway I'm not sure I can afford more haha. I mean, this is a pretty unrealistic assumption anyway, because this robot (probably evev the level 2) could do my job, so why would I have any income to be able to afford it?

I'm giving those prices assuming that I still have the same purchasing power that I have now. And with that, 19.999 means 166/month, 39.999 means 333/month.... Not sure if I can pay much more considering that having one of there will not save me any money. It will save me a lot of time.

And I have doubts between lvl 2 and 3. Maybe the difference would be even lower.

And honestly, lvl 1 doesn't make sense. Level one would need to be almost at level 2 capabilities to be consumer ready... Just for safety. For a robotic servant that can take of everything in a robotic way, haha. That should be lvl 1.

Anyway, looking at how much I'm willing to pay... I will certainly not be an early adopter haha. I'll probably have to wait a decade or so to get a cheap old model. If I'm still alive.

Oh, well....

crua9 OP t1_j7ga0dh wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:17 PM

>Level 1: 999. This is a glorified vacuum cleaner. And if I don't trust it do take care of a pet I don't trust it for my good either. Honestly I expect the first batch to be better than this, closer to lvl 2, but without sex of course.

The reason why I think it won't be able to take care of kids and what not is the unknown. Cooking, cleaning, and things like this is highly predictable. Where kids and pets are unknown. Most kids and pets might be fine. But I imagine it would be easy to trick these robots.

See like if you take a dog out and it starts running after an animal. Can a robot handle that?

If a kid starts acting up, can the robot handle that?

If the kid has special needs, can the robot handle that? (note many human babysitters can't)

Same with driving. It's the unknows that is the problem. Elon Musk even talked about this. Where a robot walking around more than less needs the same tech as a self driving car. But because the speeds are greatly reduced, this means it has a lot more time to change and adapt to the unknown.

Meaning the computing power won't be enough in level 1 robots to adapt to any unknown situation.

And as lvl 3, I figure there will be something afterwards. But that is so far out so I am guessing.