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Q1SQ1 asked about “domestic appliance robots” and “Robotic domestic appliances”; I think the difference that this is trying to highlight is a general purpose robotic helper (your very own personal ASIMO) versus a single-purpose item with autonomic actions, such as the Roomba cleaner.

Almost half of Japanese would anthropomorphise their robots 2009

For single-purpose buildings, the percent of value may drop to 85.

Jerry Chautin: New Refinancing Program May Help Stem a Pending Foreclosure Disaster Jerry Chautin 2010

Well, I was hoping to find a single-purpose journaling application that would have following features:

Five Best Journaling Tools | Lifehacker Australia 2009

Basic dedicated GPS navigators can be found for less than $100, and they are still a wise choice if you don't mind carrying a single-purpose device.

Faceoff: GPS navigator vs. cell-phone navigation 2010

But by no means would they construct the same kind of single-purpose, massive scale out, global-class infrastructure as the big cloud service companies.

HP Confines the Cloud for Enterprises 2009

Why use yet another resource-sucking single-purpose app, when I can use a single app for more than one thing (digsby, for IM, gmail, ymail, facebook, twitter, etc., etc.).

Gmail Notifier Plus Adds Email Alerts To The Windows 7 Taskbar | Lifehacker Australia 2009

It employs select personnel to design and build expensive, single-purpose systems that meet limited objectives at maximum possible cost -- operating in a system of contracts and patronage that rewarded activity, redundant job creation and cash flow more than successful achievement of its goals.

Rick Tumlinson: The Battle for the Frontier -- A Historic Moment Rick Tumlinson 2010

It employs select personnel to design and build expensive, single-purpose systems that meet limited objectives at maximum possible cost -- operating in a system of contracts and patronage that rewarded activity, redundant job creation and cash flow more than successful achievement of its goals.

Rick Tumlinson: The Battle for the Frontier -- A Historic Moment Rick Tumlinson 2010

Of course, Apple's device is a lot more versatile and more expensive than the single-purpose $259 Kindle.

Nifty iPad looks like another hit for Apple 2010

As the demise of the Flip camera suggests, consumers are increasingly trading single-purpose devices for multifunction gadgets.

Tablet Takeover Suggests Ereader's Demise 2011