A tiny San Francisco startup called Nori Robotics has released what it says is the first genuinely useful home robot priced under 2,000 dollars. The company, founded by a Columbia University computer science student and backed by Y Combinator, is charging 1,688 dollars for a wheeled, two-armed robot with 19 degrees of freedom, six to eight hours of battery life, and the ability to lift as much as 55 kilograms vertically. The advertised task list includes pulling food out of the refrigerator, loading a dishwasher, pouring drinks, and folding clothes. Nori also comes with a Skill Marketplace, where owners can train the robot to perform new chores and share those trained skills with other Nori owners around the world. The pitch has gone viral on X, but the reaction has been split. Many viewers pointed out that in the demonstration video, several tasks did not appear to be executed cleanly, with the robot appearing to hover over onions without actually stirring them and coffee never quite ...