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kelnostoday at 4:42 AM0 repliesview on HN

This is just a function of the overton window. A couple decades ago most people probably thought a robot vacuum (with a camera on it!) was creepy, but now they're fairly commonplace, or at least well-accepted[0].

The bot safety issues are certainly real, but that's a trust/confidence hump to get over, and robotics companies will get there eventually.

[0] Even considering we know employees of the manufacturers have abused the camera access!