>Lately, I have been seeing more and more types of robots appearing in the science news sites. A few weeks (or so) ago I saw an article showing off the 12 best robots. They all had one common talent; They could dance and sing. Why would anyone spend 100k+ for a machine that has less abilities then a 5 year old? Can it make me a pot of coffee? Can it clean me house? What else can it do but dance and sing?

Same reason they programmed chess playing.