Robot Booster: Bots Already Cheaper Than Humans Per Task, Despite Being Slower
PTrubey · x · 2026-09-03
Responding to skepticism that humanoid robot work looks too slow, PTrubey argues that on a per-task-completed basis the bots already cost less than equivalent humans. They take longer per task, he notes, but work longer hours and aren't paid hourly wages.
The exchange captures the core commercial logic of humanoid robotics: pricing by task output rather than speed.
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