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
Apple’s magic robot lamp is coming to save us all
Apple's upcoming desktop robot is a chance for the company to do what it does best: intersect function and fun
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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,
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Cheap Robot Vacuum With Excellent Reviews: This Yeedi Is Now Only $150
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Creepy Video Shows Humanoid Robot Dancing, Exercising And Throwing Punches
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Doing the Robot, for Your School
In a Queens high-school gym, budding roboticists went head to head, in front of a student choir and real-life refs.
'Wild Robot' earns 9 Annie Awards for animation excellence
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A Robot Designed For War Did A 30-Minute DJ Set At A California Club
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Robot made from pig gelatin biodegrades when no longer needed
An origami-inspired robot arm made with material from cotton plants and pigs biodegrades when no longer needed. Such a soft ...
Annie Awards: ‘The Wild Robot’ Sweeps Its Categories With Nine Wins, Including Best Feature
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Student Orders $8 Salad by Robot Delivery, Baffled by What Turns Up
The 19-year-old student told Newsweek that, despite ordering salad consisting of multiple ingredients, they received only ham ...
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Palm-sized resilient robot fleet could help in rescue ops, landmine clearance
Small and resilient robots, designed to work together in swarms, are being developed to tackle some of the world’s toughest ...