Coming in 2027: Apple’s $1,000 home robot for FaceTime and switching on lights
Apple’s new CEO, John Ternus, is apparently pushing the tech company’s development of household robots—and the first to debut may be a home robot designed to autonomously roam around while supporting FaceTime calls and switching lights on whenever a person enters the room. People who worked on Apple’s robotic projects told The Information that the AI-driven home robot, code-named J595, could be named HomeView Ultra in line with Apple’s new HomeView stationary smart display. The company is report
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Apple's new leadership is developing an AI-driven home robot that would autonomously move around a house while supporting FaceTime calls and automatically controlling lights, with a planned launch in 2027 at a price of $1,000 or more. The project, code-named J595 and potentially called HomeView Ultra, has been in development since 2018 with prototypes receiving approval from previous leadership to continue. The robot's limited reported capabilities of making video calls and controlling lights have raised questions about whether customers will pay over $1,000 for a device with unclear practical advantages over existing smart home systems. Apple is also reportedly working on a separate robotic project for household tasks like folding clothes, with a small core robotics team of about 10 people supported by a larger software team of approximately 300.
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