Home automation is becoming one of the essential parts of our homes today, offering us the option to “digitize” our houses thanks to technologies that allow Automate functionsor that give us the possibility of activating heating, turning off or dating the lights or raising the blinds, among others, directly from our iPhone OA through voice commands.
Along these lines, Apple engineers are working on this type of intelligent technologies and functionalities to all, and now they are developing a product that will change everything: a Domestic robot
Apple domestic robot for our homes
Apple is taking firm steps in the development of domestic robots, according to Journalist Mark Gurman of Bloomberg. The company has intensified the hiring of engineers specialized in robotics to work on devices that could revolutionize the way we interact with home technology. Among the projects underway, a desk robot with screen and the possibility of a long -term humanoid model stands out. For this second “device”, we will have to wait a lot yet.
The team in charge of this initiative comes in part of the missing Apple Autonomous Car, which was canceled just a year ago, in February 2024. Now, the development of these robots falls to two key divisions of the company: the group of the group of HOME LABS Hardware Engineering and the artificial intelligence special project team led by Kevin Lynch. In recent weeks, Apple has published multiple job offers in search of robotics experts, indicating that new signings will have the opportunity to work on innovative products that will bring new experiences to consumers.
How will Apple the robot
One of the first signs of this project arrived last month, when a team of Apple researchers presented a lamp -shaped robot prototype that reminds Luxo Jr., Pixar's iconic pet. This device, according to the published report, can interact with users In different ways: answer questions about the weather, illuminate the room to take photos with the iPhone in favorable conditions, remember people who drink water and even move to the rhythm of music, functioning as a social worker.
Beyond the concept of smart lamp, Apple is developing a desk robot with a screen similar to an iPad mounted on a robotic arm. This device, which could reach the market in 2027, is expected to work with Siri and Apple Intelligence, offering a more fluid experience in Facetime's video calls to be able to follow the user's face when he says “Look at me.”
According to Gurman, this desktop robot would resemble a Homepod with a screen and mobile arm, which would position it as an advanced version of the domestic control center that Apple plans to launch this year. As artificial intelligence progresses and home automation becomes more relevant, Apple's commitment to robotics could mark the beginning of a new technological era.
