As previously reported, Apple is working its own line of robots. The company wants a product where it controls all the inputs — hardware, software and more — and it’s exploring a machine where it could do just that, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says in his latest “Power On” newsletter
The idea would be a humanoid that spotlights Apple’s AI and tightly integrated technology, he adds.
“Apple has advanced AI research teams within its larger machine-learning group focused on developing robotics technologies,” Gurman writes. “There’s also a home hardware engineering group interested in the space. In the near term, the company plans to launch a tabletop device that essentially attaches a robotic limb to a display. It would be a higher-end version of a smart home hub that Apple expects to release this year. There’s also exploratory work being done on a mobile robot — something akin to the Astro from Amazon.com Inc.”
However, Apple’s humanoid remains several years away.
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