iPadBot: $1,000 tabletop robotic iPad likely to be the first of many robotic devices from Apple

Apple’s foray into robotics is set to begin with a high-end, tabletop device combining the familiarity of an iPad interface with the functionality of a robotic arm. Priced around $1,000, this “iPadBot” product is poised to be the first of many robotic devices from the Cupertino Colossus.

Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News:
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Apple’s next big thing: a tabletop robotic iPad for about $1,000. The company is pushing forward with its first robotic device, a product designed to take advantage of artificial intelligence advances. It will essentially be an iPad connected to a robot arm, which will be able to swivel the screen in any direction and spin it around 360 degrees. Imagine something like an Amazon Echo Show or Meta Portal on steroids. The screen will be the face of the robot, and users will be able to fully control it with their voice.

You can think of its as Apple’s first product for the AI era. The robot probably won’t debut until 2026 or 2027, but given that Apple has been a laggard in AI, that schedule will give it time to catch up.

This product, if it indeed reaches the market as planned, will probably be the first of many robotic devices from Apple. The company has teams working on a mobile robot that can roam around the home, and some are even investigating the prospect of humanoid models.

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MacDailyNews Take: To achieve any measure of success any “iPadBot” would require a much better, much smarter Siri than currently exists today. This includes the Siri in Apple’s latest OS betas. “iPadBot” would require Apple’s WWDC 2024 Apple Intelligence vaporware Siri, fully realized.
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