I hope early home robotics will be like a game console launch - a community rush to break through any initial barriers to homebrew. Specific early firmwares will be desirable and a whole community will form around creating exploits and running user software. As old robot units fall out of service and are sold in bulk, the community will pick them up and keep them running.

Dont forget the artificial people personalities

And you'll better start to practice worshipping those ads unless your ass wants to be the star in B-166ER's last home video.