Apple might launch robots that fly inside your home, follow you and fold clothes: Report

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Apple is exploring robots that could follow users on wheels, fly indoors like drones and help fold clothes.

Further, the upcoming HomeView could feature a 9-inch display, a swivel arm, cameras and smarter sensors for smart home tasks.

The larger HomeView could debut in 2027 and launch in 2028, with a rumoured price of around $1,000.

Apple unveiled the HomeView at its ‘Welcome home’ October event. While the product is relatively new, the company is now reportedly working on an upcoming version that could offer a bigger screen and 360-degree rotation. According to The Information, the smart device’s prototype has a 9-inch display and a swivel arm. Not just that, the company is experimenting with robots that could help with daily activities such as folding clothes and more. Another one could fly inside your home as a monitoring camera.

Here are details revealed in the report:

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Apple is exploring home robots for a smarter home

Apple is said to have considered other types of robots, including one with wheels to follow a user inside their home, according to MacRumors. Another robot could fly inside the home like a drone for monitoring. Finally, another one could help people fold clothes. However, readers should note that these are just experimental designs and may or may not enter final production.

Apple’s upcoming HomeView details

The upcoming HomeView’s design language is said to be similar to the iMac G4 or a Pixar’s Luxo Jr. lamp mascot, citing The Information, the news report added. Meanwhile, the existing HomeView is priced at Rs 39,900 in India. The upcoming home device is said to offer the standard FaceTime feature. However, it is said to be “fully aware” of its ambience and may also act “autonomously”. The rumoured robot could use cameras and sensors to achieve this.

The possible activities it might perform include turning on lights when someone enters the room. It may even nudge pets away from restricted zones and could be smart enough not to collide with surrounding objects. The hardware of the anticipated device is said to be in the final stages. However, Apple has reportedly not yet finalised which features to ship in the first-generation device and which to postpone for the second-generation model.

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As for the launch timeline, The Information claims the bigger HomeView could be introduced in 2027 and launch in 2028. The price of the device could be $1,000 (roughly Rs 95,000 after price conversion). The upcoming HomeView could be named “HomeView Ultra”, “HomeView Max” or “HomeView 360”.

Vikas Yadav

Vikas, a Copy Editor at Digit, writes to express his interest in technology. He covers consumer-centric tech news while hunting the day's most "VFM" smartphone deal. Plus, this curious geek enjoys digging into the last-mile intricacies of latest gadgets. Before Digit, he reported for Jagran English. Off work, you'll find him emotionally attached to historical sites or lost in tales of India's past. Simply put, tech is his 9-to-5, the rest is history.