The killer app here is tele-operated cleaning, with a monthly subscription model. I actually dont think it will replace your aforementioned 4h/week cleaner, just augment it with daily tasks.

Trying to stay as ethics neutral here.

We will probably see something like "Human assisted AI" with a sliding scale from mostly human to mostly AI for various tasks at various stages of development. The operators will be sourced where work is cheap, like Amazon Mechanical Turk.

Once VC gets it they'll fund the first few generations of bots on optimism alone.

Honestly who cares if it cant do everything. Nor can robotic vacuum cleaners and I have three.

@spykie So what if it cant go up stairs, have robots on each level. If it cant pick its self up, have multiple, let them help. Most things it cleans are light, so no problem there either. Cant interact buttons? Give it a rotating toolhead.

@bArray it doesn't need to operate autonomously, see the Human assisted AI argument. With good UX one remote operator will control five or six bots at once, tagging objects, issuing instructions. Give the User a good AR app, let them issue location based instruction around the house that the "AI" (remote operator) will slowly handle during the day.

Honestly, this space will be a primary design driver soon. I cant totally see IKEA making robot compatible cupboards.

If this space isn't huge I will be incredibly surprised.