A new video show shows that Apple is developing a table -dancer robot

The video displays a researcher completing tasks with two robots, one “expressive” and the other called “job”, and the first is more enjoyable.

Both robots are desktop -style lamps on a articulated arm, with what appears to be a LED lamp, the camera, the amplifier, and the embedded magazine. They respond to gestures and vocal orders and has a sound -like sound like Siri from Apple. One of them displays a lot of character.

When the researcher plays in the music video, the “expressive” robot lamp dances with it; When you ask about the weather, it looks outside first; When it works on a complex project, it follows its movements to shed light more; When you mention it by drinking water, it pushes the glass towards it. When you tell her that it is not possible to go out with a picnic with her, he hangs his head with sadness.

The functional version-the photographer remains side by side to do the same tasks-unless it is required to move as part of the task. It is significantly effective evidence of how to add human characteristics to an object that made it more connected and more functional.

Several reports indicated that Apple is developing more home devices – including a Width and Table robot. Both can work as a personal assistant with Siri, the FaceTime Video Summary, and a smart center to control homes. Mark Gorman was informed of Bloomberg Automated device can be charged in 2026 or 2027 It may cost about $ 1,000.

It is not that Apple developed a Pixar lamp explicitly for our homes. It is difficult to see how the lamp robot will be able to provide a screen of all these purposes, although the video displays the robot equipped with a display at one point. But this project – led by Johan, is, in the hand of Huang, Molly Sivapurabo, and Jian Zhang – designed to demonstrate that the robot should be expressive to encourage us to interact with it.

After watching the video, though, I was sold on the lamp. This thing is cute and seems to be more functional than any smart speaker in my house.