Sure I'd like a personal robot butler to walk the dog and a dozen other annoying tasks, but apple isn't going to figure that out short of AGI or a quantum leap forward in more traditional approaches. What we're going to get is something like the Roomba, which was already useless in my tight house. I can't imagine too many things that would be relatively achievable that I would care about.
I guess I wasn't very clear above lol.
There are multiple companies that already sell automatic lawn mowers in the $1000+ range. Some you bury a boundary wire around the target area, others figure it out with cameras.
Breakthrough technology.
Because they're not; the exact opposite in fact. That Spot missing the shoe on the first grab, being loud, and taking up more space than a German Shepard (without the floofy companionship) is case in point how far away we are.
- Dishes: dishwashers already do the majority of the labor intensive part.
- Laundry: the washer already does the labor intensive part.
- Mowing: if you don't trust robot cars, you shouldn't trust a moving robot with blades attached.
- Taking out the trash: I don't see buying a multi-thousand dollar robot to save me the 20 seconds it takes to walk the garbage out.
Even robot vacuums are kinda terrible.