Apple Inc. is intensifying its focus on the development of robotics and smart home technology, marking a new direction in its innovation strategy. The company's recent release of the Vision Pro has been highlighted as a significant step in spatial computing, which involves integrating digital devices with the physical world. This move places Apple in direct competition with other tech giants such as Amazon, Tesla, Nvidia, and Google, all of whom are also exploring robotics as the next major technological battleground. According to sources familiar with the matter, Apple's robotics projects aim to become deeply integrated into users' daily lives, with efforts including a mobile robot that can follow users around their homes and an advanced table-top home device that moves a display around using robotics. Additionally, Apple is exploring the development of robots capable of performing household chores, such as cleaning dishes, though these projects face considerable engineering challenges and may take significant time to materialize. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that these initiatives are part of Apple's search for its next big thing.
Apple’s search for its next big thing is back on, with the company exploring robots and smart home technology, @markgurman writes in this week’s Power On https://t.co/N9Pfg2a4WT
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Apple reportedly wants to create robots that can "handle chores, like cleaning dishes in a sink," Mr. Gurman wrote, adding it may take considerable time due to the "extraordinarily difficult engineering challenges." https://t.co/J1VjSJQTVc
“The iPhone maker also has developed an advanced table-top home device that uses robotics to move a display around, they said," according Mr. Gurman. https://t.co/J1VjSJQTVc
"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.” https://t.co/J1VjSJQTVc
The tech giant, known for revolutionizing personal electronics, is working on a suite of robotic projects promising to engrain deeper into users' daily lives, sources told Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. https://t.co/J1VjSJQTVc
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"This new battlefront is spatial computing, the art of teaching digital devices about the physical world – and Apple’s recent release of the Vision Pro is bringing the competition to a fever pitch." https://t.co/7vamPNqpBN