How close are we to having robot butlers?
by John Davidson · Australian Financial ReviewJohn DavidsonColumnist
Jun 23, 2026 – 5.00am
No legs good, two legs bad.
That’s not actually the official motto of the home robot industry, but it could be. Or maybe, for the sake of accuracy, it could be this: no legs affordable, two legs ... not so much.
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John DavidsonColumnistJohn Davidson is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jdavidson@afr.com
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