Obviously both will exist and compete with each other on the margins. The thing to appreciate is that our physical world is already built like an API for adult humans. Swinging doors, stairs, cupboards, benchtops. If you want a robot to traverse the space and be useful for more than one task, the humanoid form makes sense.
The key question is whether general purpose robots can outcompete on sheer economies of scale alone.
simondotau|23 days ago
The key question is whether general purpose robots can outcompete on sheer economies of scale alone.
dham|22 days ago
monocasa|23 days ago
Purpose built, that probably takes the form of a humanoid robot since all of tasks it needs to do were previously designed for humanoids.
rswail|22 days ago
Dusting with a single extensible and multiple degrees of freedom arm would be much more maneuverable than a human arm.
Loading and unloading washing machines or dryers or doign the same for dishes and cutlery in a dishwasher is not inherently designed for humans.
If anything, selling an integrated "housekeeping" system that fits into an existing laundry and combines features would be a much better approach.