The plan places an iPad-like display on a robotic arm
Apple continues to explore new platforms, with its work on a home robot that effectively iPad with a robotic arm.
After the introduction of the Apple Vision and the seemingly failed Apple car project, Apple is always looking for new profitable projects to develop. Although it has shown interest in creating robotics For home use, the first offering could be a more advanced form of smart displays already on the market.
Development teams are reportedly now working on a device that uses a robotic arm to move a display, according to sources of BloombergThe screen, which can rotate and tilt thanks to various actuators.
The intention is apparently for it to become a central command center for smart homes, which can also be used for video conferencing. Controlled via Siri And Apple Intelligence functions, it understands commands like “look at me” to move the screen and change the camera focus.
Its development would be called J595 and was approved by management in 2022. However, development has only started in recent months.
Despite apparent internal concerns that consumers wouldn't buy such a robotic device, and the resources needed to create software to control it, the effort had some significant support. Apple CEO Tim Kok is apparently in favor of it, as is head of hardware engineering John Ternus.