Apple Teases A Robot Lamp

Apple’s new research robot takes a page from Pixar’s playbook
Apple offered up more insight into its consumer robotics work via a research paper that argues that traits like expressive movements are key to optimizing human-robot interaction. “Like most animals,” starts the report,
This Pixar-Inspired Robot Lamp Is the First Apple Intelligence Device I Really Want
For those who love Pixar's Luxo Jr., Apple's engineers developed a lamp that swivels with excitement as it obeys your every whim.
This Pixar-style dancing lamp hints at Apple’s future home robot
Both robots are desk-style lamps on an articulating arm, with what appears to be an LED light, camera, speaker, and projector built in. They respond to gestures and voice commands and have a voice that sounds suspiciously like Apple’s Siri. One of them exhibits a lot of personality.
Apple's Expressive Robot Lamp Acts Like a Real-Life Pixar Mascot
Apple robotics researchers built a playful and charming robot inspired by Pixar's Luxo Jr. desk lamp, and it's hard not to fall in love.
Apple's Pixar-like lamp-bot proves machines can be friendly
Luxo Jr. has been brightening up every Pixar film since 1995, when the anthropomorphic desk lamp first appeared on screen and stomped on the animation studio's logo in its opening credits. This character has now inspired researchers at Apple who have developed ways to make robots more expressive,
Who has built a real-life version of the Pixar lamp?
He appears in front of the PIXAR logo and hops up onto the capital “I,” jumping on it until he squashes it and then has to take its place. Now, engineers at Apple have brought Luxo Jr. to life off the screen.
Apple is working on a 'lifelike' robot lamp, and it's just as cute as you'd expect
Apple Machine Learning Research has released a short video and a twelve-page accompanying paper showcasing the importance of human-like movement in its prototyped robot.
Apple experiments with lamp-like robot ELEGNT that uses ‘cute’ movements for better engagement
ELEGNT: Expressive and Functional Movement Design for Non-anthropomorphic Robot,’ is credited to Apple’s Yuhan Hu, Peide Huang, Mouli Sivapurapu, and Jian Zhang.
Meet ELEGNT: Apple’s new robot lamp that can dance and play with you
The new lamp, called ELEGNT, was first spotted by MacRumors early this month on Apple’s Machine Learning Research site. The new robot is not only functional but appears to be fu
Apple's Pixar-Style Smart Tabletop Robot Prototype Has Anime-Like Moves — Here's When You Can Possibly Get One
Apple is reportedly developing a tabletop robot with lifelike, anime-style movements, signaling a potential AI-powered home ...
Apple Prototypes Tabletop Robot With Lifelike Movements Ahead of Rumored Launch by 2027
A team of robotics researchers at Apple have designed and prototyped a lamp-like robot with lifelike movements, according to ...
Apple’s ELEGNT framework could make home robots feel less like machines and more like companions
Apple introduces ELEGNT, allowing robots to convey intentions, emotions and attitudes through movement, — rather than just functional tasks.