Does a robot cost $2 or $35 an hour? Market hinges on answer

What BBN said about it

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFortune asks a question that could decide a multitrillion-dollar market: does a robot cost two dollars an hour, or thirty-five?

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwo dollars an hour is less than a gas station coffee, Chip, and I think that is thrilling for everybody.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe catch is that the company is not selling you a robot.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt is selling you labor, the work a person does for a paycheck, and that is your rent money.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMy rent. Well, I'm thrilled for the robot, then.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd if the true price is thirty-five dollars an hour, the robot costs more than a lot of people and everyone still cheers.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThirty-five dollars?

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat is about two large pizzas an hour, Vera, for something that never asks for a lunch break.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe whole question is which number holds up.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen I'm choosing to be delighted by both numbers. Can the robot also do the smiling part of anchoring?

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAt two dollars an hour, it already costs less than your smile. Brock, is it robot weather out there?