Humanoid robots have long been predicted as the next big thing in tech, but their development has been frustrated by numerous scientific sticking points. — Reuters
Apple’s one of the most influential big tech names ever, so when industry insiders release rumours about the technology Apple engineers are researching, it’s worth paying attention. That’s because Apple’s got vast cash piles to pour into R&D, and where Apple goes, others tend to follow. So rumours that Apple is looking into robotics tech are deeply interesting, especially when you remember that Elon Musk has bumptiously asserted that the future of Tesla is all about robots, not cars, and he’s slapped a US$10-trillion (RM44.3 trillion) valuation on the endeavour.
Tech industry analyst and long term Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo released a new scoop on the topic of robots, news site TechCrunch notes. Kuo’s report comes only days after Apple released information on its research into what it very deliberately labeled “non-anthropomorphic” (i.e., not human-form) robots, which featured a robot a lot like the delightful Pixar lamp, famous from the movie maker’s title card.
