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- Single-purpose robots like the Roomba vacuum have become wildly successful.
- Industry leaders say that multipurpose robots for consumers may still be a decade or more away.
- Part of the hurdle to adoption will be justifying the cost of general-purpose robots.
How much would you pay for a personal assistant robot that can mow the lawn, vacuum the floors, and wash the dishes?
That cost will be an issue industry leaders say could be the determining factor for the future commercial success of multi- or general-purpose robots.