A new report from Bloomberg dives deep into Apple’s plans to lean on artificial intelligence as a way to expand into robotics, home security, and smart displays.
One interesting tidbit in the report is that Apple is aiming to develop a system of smart home cameras and other home security products to compete with the likes of Amazon’s Ring brand.
Bloomberg first reported that Apple was developing a home doorbell with support for Face ID last December. As it turns out, the company’s ambitions extend well beyond that. Today’s story details that Apple is developing a camera designed for home security that is battery-powered and “could last from several months to a year on a single charge.”
Some highlights of the device:
The device has facial recognition and infrared sensors to determine who is in a room. Apple believes users will place cameras throughout their home to help with automation. That could mean turning lights off when someone leaves a room or automatically playing music liked by a particular family member.
The report continues by saying Apple plans to “develop multiple types of cameras and home-security products as part of an entirely new hardware and software lineup,” to compete directly with Amazon’s Ring and Google’s Nest ecosystems.
There aren’t any details on when these products might see the light of day.
Apple is also pressing ahead with its work on a table-top robot device, described as an “iPad mounted on a movable limb that can swivel and reposition itself to follow users in a room.” The company is targeting a 2027 launch for that device. Work also continues on a smart home display product, which is slated to launch in the middle of next year.
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