Every time I see an advertisement for Jibo in the corner it's making me want one a little more each time. I would make my Jibo preach the word of God all day. What will you do with your Jibo?
If I was to get one, I'd probably get the developer version and see if I can learn anything from it but as you comment, there does seem to be a fair amount of doubt about it at the moment and I'd be waiting to see how others found it in practice before considering a purchase.
There's that plus there is something else that I you could put in the automation/robotics category that's probably of more interest to me - if I get round to trying to play with anything. That is the Arducopter.