Apple engineers have been looking into a robot that can follow users around their homes, as well as a tabletop device that uses robotics to adjust a display screen, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the skunkworks team.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know.
The company's hardware engineering division and its AI and machine learning group are overseeing the work on personal robotics, Bloomberg reported. The work on personal home robots is still in the early research and development phase, according to the report. Here's what tenants need to know about Biden's plan to cap rent hikes for some affordable housing unitsAmazon introduced its $1,600 Astro home robot in 2021, which is essentially a smart display on wheels that can answer Alexa commands. Almost three years from its debut, the device remains available in limited quantities on an invite-only basis.