The equivalent of "Moore's law" for robotics hasn't shown similar growth. Many things - memory, storage, screens, transistor density, networking (wired / wireless) have growth curves that far outstrip what we've been able to do with robotics - my predictions are optimistic and suggest some advances in the art that aren't an extension of current trends.
But robotics hasn't really gotten its consumer spotlight yet.
If we ignore robotic vacuum cleaners and toys. But there are some incredibly cool robotics applications.
What needs to happen is a "killer application" of a robot in workplace that will be transferable to home. Off the bat I believe that robotic cars (or autopilots as they will be known) will be first major application of robots that can be transplanted from corporate world into home use.
And I can easily see that in 10 years a lot of new cars will be 1. electric and 2. will have an autopilot option.
