Apple, Pixar and table lamp

Apple engineers create expressive Pixar-like table lamp with AI capabilities
A team of engineers at Apple has developed an expressive table lamp that interacts with a user rather than simply carrying out instructions. The group has posted a paper on the arXiv preprint server describing the factors that went into the development of the lamp and its current features.
Apple’s emotional lamp and the future of robots
Human-like robots don't need humanoid bodies. They just need to be expressive. (Well, they don't need to be, but they will be.)
Apple's robot Pixar lamp, iPhone SE 4, and Apple TV+ on Android, on the AppleInsider Podcast
Apple has shown us a peek into the long term future with its Pixar-like robot, a peek into the very near future with the iPhone SE 4, and just maybe an alternative future where it makes all its apps work on Android,
Apple unveil Pixar-lookalike lamp robot in new research paper
Apple has shared a first-look at its prototype of a new robot lamp which looks just as cute as the one that graces the Pixar films.
Apple Humanoid Bots? Analyst Reveals New Plans Including Pixar-Style Lamp in Early Research
Apple is exploring both humanoid and non-humanoid robots for its future smart home ecosystem, and these products are still in the early proof-of-concept (POC) stage internally. While the industry debates the merits of humanoid vs. non-humanoid designs, supply chain checks…
Apple shows off a Pixar-style robot lamp that dances, projects and talks to you
Apple has released a research paper and video detailing a smart robot lamp. With a Pixar-style design, Apple has developed two robot models to complete everyday tasks, including play music ...
Apple’s magic robot lamp is coming to save us all
Macworld You know how you see a concept car from an auto manufacturer and you think “Wow! That’s so cool! I can’t wait to drive that!” and then their next car comes out and it looks like a Dodge Stratus?
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This Pixar-Inspired Robot Lamp Is the First Apple Intelligence Device I Really Want
Thirty nine years ago, the CG wizards at Pixar made us all believe a faceless desk lamp could be enormously expressive and incredibly cute. Apple, with its mind set on home robotics, shows us how ...
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Who has built a real-life version of the Pixar lamp?
Pixar’s Luxo Jr. has been a staple of the studio ... For example, a person who wants the lamp to illuminate something has to wave at it to get its attention, and then it swivels its “head ...