According to TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is searching for robots to add to its future smart home ecosystem. Cupertino-based tech giants are asked to see both humanoids and non-hummanoid form factors. The roadmap is said to have currently reached the proof-of-concept stage, and large-scale production is unlikely to start before 2028. However, it appears that the iPhone manufacturer is seriously considering entering the robotics space, and sees it as a sensor- based software-centric techniques. Recently, the company published a paper on the Elegent Framework, which can allow the non-Humanoid robot to express its intentions through movements.
Apple can enter robotics space in 2028
One in Post On X (East was known as Twitter), Kuo claimed that Apple could expand its smart home ecosystem with humanoids and non-hummanoid robots. Interestingly, Apple is not worried about which form factor is more useful, and instead focuses more focusing on how users build perception with robots, KUO claimed. In particular, the tech veteran does not use the word “humanoid” to refer to robots that meet humans, and instead use the term “anthropomorphic”.
The formula exposed that Apple focuses on the integration of sensing hardware and software for these robots on physical appearance. However, Kuo stated that the company’s robotics plans are still in the proof-of-concept stage, and even if everything is on the track, the mass production will not start 2028 or later. In passing, he also said that the company’s rumor foldable smartphone is also in the proof-of-concept stage.
Lamp robot apple showed for Elegate Paper
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Apple is interestingly not very secret about its robotics ambitions. The company has issued several letters about construction capacity in this technology. Last week, Apple researchers published paper On the Elegent framework, which allows non-Humanoid robots to express its intentions and connect with users through expressive movements.
Tech giant also displayed framework capabilities with lamp-shaped robots (non-hummanoids), which could move forward in a way that is more immersive and expressive. However, these movements do not contribute to the work supply.
Kuo claimed that Apple’s public stance on robotics could be a way to attract talent towards the company.
