Robots for domestic use or just for fun will make the link between research and mass production. Japan is reaching a level of total control of robotic (human) functions. The prices are getting so cheap that almost anyone can have his domestic robot at home. Toy industry is “for years” closely following the development of humanoid robots, the final produced robots have functions that are always more complex. Seems that we still didn’t found what a domestic robot has to do inside the house, mainly used for very basic functions, unless the capabilities are endless. Security - making life easier - let it do what we dont like to do at home- let’s add connections to central servers for data. The future is an evolution of today.

http://www.rakuten.ne.jp/gold/robot/
http://www.robotshop.ca/