Apple is currently in the early research phases of building home robots.
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Apple is exploring home robots to develop its next big product, Bloomberg reports.
According to the report, the company is working on a mobile robot that can follow the user and a smart display.
Research into these devices comes after Apple scrapped its self-driving car project. Apparently it’s not the only project the company is currently tackling.
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Apple is currently exploring the development of robots for home use. This appears to be an attempt to develop the “next big thing” after the company scrapped its self-driving car project earlier this year. That’s what sources tell Bloomberg.
As Bloomberg reports, engineers are looking into developing a robot that could follow users around their homes. They are also researching a home tabletop device that can rotate the screen using robots. The project is said to be more advanced than the mobile robot.
Apple bosses disagreed about new project
The idea behind the intelligent display robot is to imitate a person’s head movement in order to react, for example, during a FaceTime session. The project caught the attention of Apple executives years ago. However, they did not agree at the time whether the project should be pursued further, according to Bloomberg.
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