Apple Wants to Bring AI Robots to the Home

Apple is reportedly working on a home robot.
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0:00 Intro
0:12 Apple's AI rumors
0:19 Bloomberg's Apple AI Report
0:34 Apple's Rumored Tabletop Display Device
1:02 Amazon's Astro Home Robot
1:28 Samsung's Ballie Home Robot
2:39 How will AI fit in?
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[@Yash-br5bo]

Please call it iRobot, please call it iRobot 🤞

[@marcsequence]

They’d have to buy the name from that existing company, but maybe not out of the question lol

[@hiddendrifts]

they dropped the "i" naming scheme a while ago. all their new products are now "apple"

[@alexx960]

They’ll probably call it Apple Bot, doubt they’ll call it iRobot since the name alrdy exists in the market. And with all these lawsuits apple is handling and the billions of dollars wasted on an apple car, i doubt they will want to shed cash out just to get a name.

[@VijayasarathyMuthu]

My bet is on Apple Human

[@DesignTechie]

@@alexx960apple doesn’t name things in a straight up convention like that that would be like if they named the ipad I-tablet or the homepod apple-speaker It would most likely be called Sirihome

[@BillHosler]

I don’t need a robot to following me around the house. I already have a dog.

[@rufarochabedi5125]

😂😂😂

[@megatronskneecap]

Apple can't even get Siri, a piece of software right lmao.

[@Xenia-el4ny]

Are you sure about that… they are developing ai to put on their iPhones…guess…Siri…

[@michaelmcwhirter]

Anything resembling a humanoid robot, that preforms decently well, is going to turn a profit. Ex: Figure01, Optimus Bot, Ameca, Apollo, Atlas, Digit, Pepper, Robonaut 2, Sophia, etc.

[@roni2971]

All I want is a robot like the Star Wars robot Nvidia showcased 😭

[@JMB2010]

Anki Cozmo is very Nostalgic

[@Legostarwarslover98]

I miss Cozmo!!!!

[@electrogestapo]

I imagine this iRobot is going to cost around the same price as a top end SUV, but will have very rudimentary features that will cost tens of thousands more just so you can upgrade for a nominal amount of ram or to a language you actually speak. And yes, it will be outdated before you get the upgrade because a new one will come out before then.

[@D8099.]

Can someone just make a robot to do my dishes. Or at least get the ones the dishwasher always misses.

[@pl6592]

How about they just fix Siri first?

[@penguin32383]

This report says that "hardware is Apple's bread and butter", yet their app store and cloud services are their main source of income.

[@siegfried19888]

When a robot can act and perform like a housekeeper/servant /Butler then I'll be interested.

[@Aragorn7884]

As long as it does my laundry for me...🤑

[@newagehero9605]

Right if it doesn’t not buying it

[@alexx960]

it will also spy on you and record everything you do and say, and if you talk bad about apple it will hear you and kill you in your sleep.

[@quyentran977]

you mean colab with your washer or do by itself

[@nocturnus009]

If we are speculating about having better data on a ring that also has an Apple Watch, how far a leap for a bot that can work with the HomePod acoustic mesh network?

[@jvaldez1896]

even cats and dogs are about to lose their jobs 😅

[@jezza6575]

It’s not really about robots…it’s about the implementation of AI. The company that figures out AI as well as the implementation of the technology will be the most valuable company of all time…literally!

[@jimj2683]

Siri will be their humanoid robot.

[@alexeykulikov2739]

How about fixing Siri first?

[@kappa633]

Apple is getting insignificant now

[@newagehero9605]

At this point I agree especially the way the economy is going.

[@StarChaser1879]

How💀

[@anwarnjuki5058]

​@@StarChaser1879Smartphones have become such a seamless part of our lives that the 'wow' factor of new features might have lessened. However, the future of technology is still brimming with excitement! The development of robots is a fascinating area, and whoever masters human-like robots could become a major player.

[@NoWay1969]

Civilization is just waiting for the AI-powered RealDoll blowbot to finish completely collapsing.

[@RichardPinewood]

I have suspicious that it could be a humanoid robot ! why ? They have so many benefits and plus the market is going nuts on them....

[@AleksandrVasilenko93]

Bipedal movements are hard to implement and take a lot of energy and computation, they also make the robot larger, but it can go on stairs. A robot on wheels with hands is simpler but it cannot go on stairs.

[@eklim2034]

unveiling Siri-ous robot

[@LS-jv4uh]

It’s worth noting that Apple doesn’t currently have any products with moving parts. This is meaningful I think in that moving parts adds so much complexity, fragility, cost, etc. Robotics would be a major gamble given that fact.

[@jamesbrincefield9879]

I’ve been with Amazon as an employee for half a decade and a customer for 2-3 times longer and I’m still on the waitlist for Astro despite signing up within a minute of it becoming available. I feel like I have more of a chance of winning the powerball than owning a robot 🤷‍♂️

[@Zigdavid15]

Charger sold separately

[@Tenzy7515]

Apple is way behind, google is late and so is Amazon 😂

[@CallumQuinnCreates]

I definitely think if they’re going to do this, they should go for a more simplistic facial design. Right now I don’t think hyper realistic robot faces have quite made it out of the uncanny valley, but if they go for a simplistic two dots and a smiley face kind of style, I think it could be really cute. Humans love things that are cute!

[@DariusRoland]

I'd like a kitchen helper, please! Give it a recipe and the ingredients, and it makes a meal!!

[@Crowski]

idk if they'd have one to follow you around the house.. but more like a AI system that can track motion, facial/ body expressions/movements, listen and respond through AI in order to help you navigate through your daily routines, reminders and requests without having a physical being getting in your way.... and if you have Apple Glasses on it could generate AR content to interact with. Like imagine being able to navigate your living room like you can on Vision Pro but way more natural. If you have other people in the home they can also see the same lay outs so it's like a shared virtual living space.... Watch movies, video games, art on the walls, chores that need to be done, etc...

[@anwarnjuki5058]

Smartphones have become such a seamless part of our lives that the 'wow' factor of new features might have lessened. However, the future of technology is still brimming with excitement! The development of robots is a fascinating area, and whoever masters human-like robots could become a major player.

[@TechMadePlain]

I think the margins on a robot with a screen, if they make it affordable enough to reach the scale of profits they're used to, might not be enough to justify risking the cut to profits on the other multiple Apple devices with screens people already have in their homes - and keep replacing. Right now it doesn't seem like we're trained to think of buying a robot and replacing it with a new one every one, two, three years.

[@gmemo4449]

I can imagine the price tag or not! 😂

[@Bippy55]

It would look like a cousin to R2-D2… with the Apple logo added… all communicated with the iPhone or Apple Watch.

[@user-cs2yu5kn6v]

the day there will be a home robot you can order around, there will be a work robot that you can hire at work

[@NathanMilkie1]

Sooo... Basically an Amazon Astro knockoff made by Apple?

[@redbean9410]

i dont think you fully understand the meaning of a knockoff

[@richardc5100]

Lexi is such an awesome presenter❤

[@thunderdemonlover]

We need In Near Future Like Personal Assistant .

[@user-hi8zq1qy1i]

I think they should cap the budget at 50-100m yearly

[@JohnJohnsonn97]

“You will need to open your iPhone to see this”

[@Aragorn7884]

Will it observe the 3 Laws? *IYKYK*

[@penguin32383]

Apple about to slap their logo on a Roomba, sell it for $5k, and people will buy them like crazy.

[@3thinking]

Apple robot that washes dishes in a sink, $5000. A dishwasher machine, $500.

[@joelface]

okay, but if it clears the table, washes the dishes, and puts them away after.... and also does my laundry and cooks like a personal chef... I think it might be worth it.

[@mogdor]

I'm 30, hope by the time I'm 90 I can get a robot assistant to wipe my butt lol

[@unkown34x33]

a robot that follows you at home... from apple... what could go wrong?!

[@willharrah9381]

Hopefully it could get me a beer. Lol

[@psjbrecords5252]

I hope they would call it Siribot

[@andymartinez1426]

My dog will protect me from bad. Guys 😂

[@Imperial_Dynamics]

I think Amazon has faaar better chances of becoming a household name in robotics

[@joemclaughlin5661]

A robot for a home that is human-sized could be intimidating to most people and scary at night! And the cost? a simpler styled and smaller home errand-helping AI robot might work better for most people.

[@mr.morales0707]

If they actually release this, I would buy it in an instant

[@estiennetaylor1260]

Like a idiot

[@newagehero9605]

If it can’t really do anything useful I’m not buying it

[@andreoliver4449]

That makes me think if they will call the new Iphone AIPhone

[@kervenauguste8059]

Rather have an assistant in my glass

[@bonilla2022]

Excellent video. Why not a projected animated AI. much more flexibility there. ease of adaptability too. project to the floor or a nearby surface.

[@Gooners-xz4qx]

MacWalk

[@Andy_B.]

HomeBots coming.

[@DannerBanks]

I'd rather get the new Roborock S8 ultra. Actually does something useful and I could use the cameras if needed when I am away.

[@John24Russell]

Robots will eventually take over many jobs. This could lead to a situation where people don't have enough money to buy goods and services. Without customers, companies wouldn't have business, which wouldn't be good for anyone.

[@another.designer]

Starting from $999 and $99 subscription.

[@kennytrampos7409]

It will be named Steve

[@mlauri30]

Am I the only one that finds all this in home robotics and AI disturbing?

[@WarlordMoA]

HomePod on wheels with roller skates sounds about right. My assertion here is Apple is working on Robots that moves with two legs and has two arms under Project Titan, and my biggest bet they might give us a glimpse or video montage to beat Nvidia’s latest versions or work with Nvidia o make custom chips for the robots.

[@WarlordMoA]

And they will pretend to miss the chance and brand the robot Apple Roobot or for short The Apple Bob or for even shorter iRobot.

[@gregorious111]

Apple sick robot

[@ray0010]

they dont even have an AI model. AI robots from apple, maybe some 10 years from now

[@estiennetaylor1260]

Lets hype up another fantasy until reality kicks in with nothing to show.

[@robertmueller2023]

You think so? Apple vs. 21 years of American political history on discs? Who's in the rear view mirror, DoJ?

[@tomfojtik]

The robot should be able to drive old car and patch my clothes. If it is able to live in last century, then anything is possible

[@TheFeedRocket]

Just think how far Apple might be if the ditched the car years ago and went all in on robots and AI. Now they are slightly behind the race and better look at buying a majority stake in a robotics company and also Anthropic if that is even possible after Google and Amazon have already invested heavily in them. You can bet almost everyone will have an AI robot in 10 years, just like people said I was nuts when I said almost everyone will have a mobile phone in 10 years, that was before the iPhone. Seems crazy right now, but you can see a time when a small personal robot with wheels or a ball will cost the same as an iPhone, larger fully bipedal robots will cost about the same as a car, could be as low as 10k for lower end models. I see a time when some will choose to buy a robot over a car if they have to choose. You can imagine a time when you can ask your AI robot to go shopping and it will get in your car and go to the store for you. If you're connected to the net you will see what the robot see's, might even want to take control of it to pick things up yourself. In testing and in research labs this can pretty much be done today, still lots of things to work out and costs are too high but AI is the key now, not huge systems with pre loaded maps and pre programing but local on device AI that doesn't even need the internet to work on it's own. So yeah Apple better not miss this, because AI paired with personal bots will be much much bigger than the iPhone.

[@daniebello]

A robot that does all your chores, I would spend a lot of money on that. I’m talking about a robot that cooks, cleans, does your laundry etc. ugh i fantasize about it so much

[@unkown34x33]

until it wants to kill you... stop being lazy dude! got out of the bed and do it. you gonna end up a Wally

[@chris.asi_romeo]

AI home robot or the better name is AI home spying.

[@marcsequence]

You mean like every other tech product everyone else already welcomed into their lives?

[@hiddendrifts]

apple is pretty privacy centric, so i don't think they'd risk ruining their reputation like that

[@mr.morales0707]

Why would anyone want to directly spy on you. Yeah passive like with our now devices

[@estiennetaylor1260]

@@hiddendrifts Only a fool believe crapple's lies.

[@hiddendrifts]

@@estiennetaylor1260 you don't need to "believe" apple's claims when there are plenty of security researchers who will happily call out apple for falling short of their "privacy" promises

[@Imperial_Dynamics]

making a video about robots and humanoid robots and not once mentioning Boston Dynamics! Seriously CNET?

[@JJF_FILMS]

i2D2

[@JonasViatte]

Funny how Apple doesn't learn. They can't beat Tesla. Tesla is much faster at devoloping new things, and has a gigantic head start. Same as with the car, no chance Apple.

[@speedgoat7496]

Can’t get Siri to work, robot? No thx Apple lol AI isn’t apples strength at the moment.

[@maverickhanecak1682]

Apple Bots. Or A-Bots. Apple Generation 1 Bot. Your robest friend.

[@JimGriffin]

They need to fix Siri first...otherwise this robot will be quite stupid and useless. And it should come with more than 8gb of RAM...or else it will also be slow. 😏😖

[@smvballer6]

Leave it to Tesla 👌🏾

[@Searinapub]

nah

[@canadakaraj4962]

🎉

[@SSS-mp8th]

I’ll just hire a maid.

[@PigRipperLAW]

Darn it. They mentioned the scam Tesla Bot as if it was anything special. 🤦‍♂ Now I doubt any of these advanced bots are anywhere near ready. I am so sick of doing chores. HURRY UP WITH THE TECH ALREADY! Life is short & I have better things to do. lol. 😂 For real though.

[@thestoreus]

iRobot

[@smvballer6]

Naw…Tesla got this

[@william_8844]

Wall E

[@smittyvanjagermanjenson182]

Any voice assistant or robot i have will pretty much sound like this presenter. I cant figure out why american English voice options always sound so cold and lifeless, then i switch to Australian girl voice, and it has a personality out of nowhere.

[@pps9896]

shelbot

[@BosleyBeats]

🫠

[@big--ball]

"Apple sells robot parts separately. You can purchase them individually." 😅

[@BUY_YT_Views_881]

my fav song so far🔥

[@fuck_you_china]

HellYes!!!!!!