it might or might not ship. There is an IMMENSE market for $1-2/hr labor worldwide. Even very low skill labor.

I agree with you. This is brilliant. Tele-operation of the humanoid vs. waiting for AI is the key here. Then off-shore the tele-operation when you've smoothed out the edges.

I'll personally wait to own best hardware (Unitree) and purchase my own 3P tele-operation service contract.

Overpromise and underdeliver?

They will brag about each unit sold to investors to demonstrate product/market fit, and then raise probably 10-100x the sales price per unit from investors.

how far we've fallen where the concept of owning something that you bought seems preposterous to some people

Could it do stairs if it was wheeled? Not every house has them, but most do (where I live basements are universal in single family houses, but other regions basements are rare)

You choose one or the other