Arms race: Apple's waiting for robotics for US iPhone assembly (2025) (opens in new tab)

(appleinsider.com)

9 pointsalhazrod29d ago3 comments

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> I need to have the robotic arms

https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/14/apple-moving-forw...

  [Apple is] working on a device that uses a robot arm to move around a display.. [that] can spin around and tilt thanks to various actuators.. device to be introduced by 2026 or 2027.. price tag of $1,000.. "several hundred people" working just on that device

rogerrogerr29d ago

(2024)

walterbell29d ago

2025, https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/apples-tabl...

  Apple is developing a tabletop robot as the centerpiece of its artificial intelligence strategy, with plans to launch the device in 2027.. The robot resembles an iPad mounted on a movable limb that can swivel to follow users around a room..The company is also exploring other robotics concepts, including a mobile bot with wheels similar to Amazon’s Astro, and has discussed humanoid models..

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walterbell29d ago

> I need to have the robotic arms

https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/14/apple-moving-forw...

  [Apple is] working on a device that uses a robot arm to move around a display.. [that] can spin around and tilt thanks to various actuators.. device to be introduced by 2026 or 2027.. price tag of $1,000.. "several hundred people" working just on that device

rogerrogerr29d ago

(2024)

walterbell29d ago

2025, https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/apples-tabl...

  Apple is developing a tabletop robot as the centerpiece of its artificial intelligence strategy, with plans to launch the device in 2027.. The robot resembles an iPad mounted on a movable limb that can swivel to follow users around a room..The company is also exploring other robotics concepts, including a mobile bot with wheels similar to Amazon’s Astro, and has discussed humanoid models..

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