I'm manufacturing robot development kits out of my garage, and I'll be all set to start taking orders in just a few weeks after the design is completed and functional.<p>Is beta testing worth my time? I suppose it lowers the risk of finding out bugs/defects in the robot after it's shipped, but if people are willing to pay for the product, wouldn't you just want to go ahead and take the cash?<p>My concerns are: (1) getting stuck in dev/alpha/beta testing purgatory (i.e. I want to move quickly) and (2) there could be great variance in product feedback from paying customers vs. beta testers borrowing a robot.