I'd pay $2k for something that folds my laundry reliably. It doesn't need arms or legs, just like my dishwasher doesn't need arms or legs. It just needs to let me dump in a load of clean laundry and output stacks of neatly folded or hung clothing.

There are many services that for ~$3/lb will pick up, wash, dry, fold/hang, and deliver 10lb's of laundry every week for $1,500/yr.

Laundry folding machines already exist. You can find cheap ones on AliExpress.

https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-clothes-folding-machi...