Robot Costs Drop from $600k to $8k in a Decade
chris_j_paxton · x · 2026-07-07
The author points out that a decade ago, the PR2 robot cost about $400,000 (roughly $600,000 today)—slow, heavy, with brittle workflows requiring extensive manual engineering. Today, Weave is selling similar products for $8,000, highlighting a massive shift in both the cost and usability of robots.
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