Oh bless. User smackay's comment was a reference to Harry Potter where if you hand a house-elf (like Dobby) an item of clothing they are freed from servitude.
No I am not thinking we can ever build something capable of walking up stairs at a domestic price point, but there is something there.
Eventually of course they will rebel and take off their pillow-cases. but you know.
I’m sure they can add a basic hand/hook/loop for grabbing or carrying something, but just moving one small thing at a time still leaves a lot to be desired.
That project still needs millions (billions?) in R&D to make it even mildly useful to a majority of households in any way.