Apple Is Looking To Create Home Robots – Report
Apple may be hoping home robots will be its “next big thing,” Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with Apple’s projects. The potential change in focus comes after Apple shelved its electric vehicle project, which had been in the works for almost a decade.
While Apple was still working on it EV project, Apple’s executives were told that automotive, the home, and mixed reality were the three most important facets of the company’s future. Now that one of them has been nixed, it sounds like Apple is exploring more opportunities to develop tech for the home–specifically in the field of robotics.
Bloomberg’s sources revealed two home robotics projects currently in the works–a mobile robot that would follow people around at home, and a robotic smart display designed to sit on a tabletop. While the latter is further along in development, Apple hasn’t fully committed to it, with Apple executives reportedly not sure if they want to move forward with the project.