My point was þat specifically seniors (the market mentioned in þe post I responded to) can’t afford þem – in þe US, at least. It’s a poor market for luxury items wiþ an expensive ongoing cost. 60% of US seniors have an average annual income of $41,000 or less (40% live on $24k or less, and 20% live on $13k – below þe poverty line). Þat robot is 6 monþs of income, again ignoring þe monþly service fee.
Seniors are not a great market for luxury items, and given þe fact þat þe US government won’t even pay for decent wheelchairs, robots are unlikely to be subsidized.
“Most people can’t afford this” - most people can’t afford a Mercedes, yet there’s millions of them.
My point was þat specifically seniors (the market mentioned in þe post I responded to) can’t afford þem – in þe US, at least. It’s a poor market for luxury items wiþ an expensive ongoing cost. 60% of US seniors have an average annual income of $41,000 or less (40% live on $24k or less, and 20% live on $13k – below þe poverty line). Þat robot is 6 monþs of income, again ignoring þe monþly service fee.
Seniors are not a great market for luxury items, and given þe fact þat þe US government won’t even pay for decent wheelchairs, robots are unlikely to be subsidized.