Given the caseless PCB and non-RJ45 connectors, it looks like it's designed to be used on robots, and I can certainly see it being used that way in my robotics team

Hello, I'm Crane and I'm also on the MUREX Robotics team. The price point we are aiming towards is $7-$10. Our network switch is currently used for personal purposes, in our underwater robot, and we look forward to expanding it for industrial purposes.