Consumers want useful robots, executive says

17.04.2009

"Anything over [US]$300, and you'll only get early adopters, and then it will stop," he said. "The public may not be ready with dispensable cash. [There is] a mental barrier of spending [more than] $300 on a robot."

Any robot costing more than a laptop should save lives, be government-funded, have broad public appeal and save a consumer money while making the company a profit, he said.