'Apple Explores Home Robotics As Potential 'Next Big Thing' After Car Fizzles; The Company Has Teams Working On Automated Home Devices; The Search Is On For New Growth Sources After EV Gets Nixed' - Bloomberg

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | April 03, 2024 03:17pm

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-03/apple-explores-home-robots-after-abandoning-car-efforts?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google

Apple Inc. has teams investigating a push into personal robotics, a field with the potential to become one of the company's ever-shifting "next big things," according to people familiar with the situation.

Engineers at Apple have been exploring a mobile robot that can follow users around their homes, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the skunk-works project is private. The iPhone maker also has developed an advanced table-top home device that uses robotics to move a display around, they said.

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