#Apple Exploring Home #Robotics After Car Project Fizzles

#Apple 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. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has more. #tech #robots

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.

Though the effort is still in the beginning stages — and it’s unclear if the products will ultimately be released — Apple is under growing pressure to find new sources of revenue. It scrapped an electric vehicle project in February, and a push into mixed-reality goggles is expected to take years to become a major moneymaker.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-03/apple-explores-home-robots-after-abandoning-car-efforts?sref=omvmmwIg

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