ALBAWABA - Following the announcement that it was shelving its electric car project, reports suggest that Apple is now exploring the field of personal home robots in an effort to develop a product that might one day be used by consumers as their personal house helpers.
Apple engineers are reportedly aggressively investigating the idea of a mobile robot that can follow people about their homes, according to reports from Bloomberg. It has also been reported that the IT behemoth is developing a sophisticated desktop home appliance with robotic screen manipulation capabilities.
Concurrently, Apple is under increasing pressure to broaden its sources of income after scrapping its electric car project earlier this year.
It is projected that it may take many years for the mixed reality headset, Vision Pro, to become a reality, despite the fact that it has the potential to generate significant money in the future.
It is said that Apple's hardware engineering teams are leading robotics technology research under the direction of John Giannandrea, who leads the company's machine learning and artificial intelligence business.
In an effort to increase the size of the teams working on this project, Apple recently announced job opportunities in the field of robotics on its website.
Apple highlighted its commitment on developing artificial intelligence in a job description, emphasizing the need for creative and hardworking researchers and engineers to help develop intelligent robotic systems and experiences. Artificial intelligence is expected to power the company's next generation of goods.
