Posted 4/3/2024, 8:07:00 PM
Apple Exploring Home Robots and Advanced Displays That Follow and Zoom on Users, Though Executives Disagree on Robot Project
- Apple is exploring making home robots that could follow users around and serve as a new product line
- Engineers are looking at robots that can move around houses and advanced tabletop displays that rotate using robotics
- The tabletop device would mimic human head movements during video calls and zoom in on people
- Apple executives have disagreed over whether to continue pursuing the home robot project
- The effort comes after Apple scrapped its self-driving car plans this year, shifted focus to AI products amid criticism it's lagging rivals