It is reported that Apple is considering developing a home robot
It turns out that Apple may be planning to develop a robot that can be used at home. The plan is in its early stages and is expected to take at least 10 years to materialize.
Apple (AAPL) Explores Home Robots After Abandoning Car Efforts - Bloomberg
Apple exploring personal home robots: report
Apple's next big thing could be a home robot
https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/04/03/apples-next-big-thing-could-be-a-home-robot
Apple is considering entering the personal robot market, with its hardware engineering division and artificial intelligence and machine learning group overseeing personal robot research, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. About. If realized, it could become one of Apple's 'next big things.'
One idea in the planning stages is the development of a mobile robot that helps users with household chores.
The other is a tabletop robot that moves the display. The idea of a tabletop robot has been around for several years, with applications such as 'the display moves up and down when a person nods during a FaceTime session' and 'the display can be precisely locked on to one person in a crowd during a video call'. The function was reportedly being considered internally. However, there were concerns about whether consumers would pay high prices for such equipment, and technical issues such as the difficulty of supporting a heavy robot motor on a small stand led to disagreements over whether to proceed with the plan. It is said that they were separated.
People familiar with the matter say robotic smart displays are much further along in the pipeline than mobile robots, but have been added and removed from Apple's product roadmap for years.
These efforts are still in the early stages, and it is unclear whether they will eventually be released. Apple just canceled plans for the Apple Car after more than a decade of work, and its Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset is still not popular enough to become a significant revenue source, creating new revenue for robot development. Bloomberg pointed out that there is a need to find the source.
Report that Apple has canceled its self-driving car development project, could it be the end of more than 10 years of development? - GIGAZINE
Previously, Apple said, ``The future of the company will be in three areas: automobiles, homes, and mixed reality.'' Excluding cars, which have been discontinued, and mixed reality, which was realized with Apple Vision Pro, only the home remains. Come. Bloomberg said, ``As a result, Apple's focus has shifted to other areas, such as looking for ways to become more competitive in the smart home market.''
In addition, on the software side, it has been revealed that a large amount of investment is being made in AI development, and details are scheduled to be revealed in the second half of 2024.
Apple reveals that it is investing heavily in AI development and says ``details will be revealed in the second half of 2024'' - GIGAZINE
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