The original 2003 multi touch demo was on a massive 500 LB table with an image projected on the ceiling, absolutely no one could have predicted that technology would be in a phone five years later.
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Apple Prototypes Tabletop Robot With Lifelike Movements Ahead of Rumored Launch by 2027
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Was that company lost?
Me to the robot: "Will you stop looking around and hold that light still!!"
More details here: https://makezine.com/article/technology/robotics/pixar-robotic-desk-lamp/How cool is that! A friend of mine build a Lamp Robot 9 years ago. A lot more difficult back then
Lamp Robot
Does anybody need a depressed robot trying to guilt you into keeping it company? As with many things not allowed on tables, one should be robots.
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Since they are attempting to simulate emotions, I'm guessing it will demonstrate an "I'm offended" emotion and turn the light off. Then you are standing there in the dark, needing to sincerely apologize to the robot and probably promise it some night out or gift. The longer you delay, the higher it turns up the phaser intensity setting.
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make sense. First they tried to search what to do next and as nothing was found they had to do a re-search. You can downvote me for this one ! 🤣🤣🤣
This is not actual product. Apple Machine learning Research team published a 12 page paper on importance of human like movement with a prototype lamp. Grumman just added his usual guess work out of his a,, with a product launch of 2027.
It's not a product it's a concept. Innovation comes with research and design... Not pessimistic snarky commentary. Jesus we've gotten so damn down and out in pessimism. I think its actually quite cool...
yup, and calling it a "prototype" in conjunction with the Gurman rumor is a far stretch...
Wait until you find out that you're gonna need an icloud subscription for the robot to function
well it reflects poorly on, you know who… and its not Apple.
All of these negative comments are stark examples of lack of creativity.
This has *nothing* to do with a desk-bound robot. It's research only, and extremely exciting research!
Totally impressed by this announcement! 🤩 The future looks bright!
Concept only. It's got nothing to do with a finished product. Apple is not trying to to create a "smart lamp".
Think bigger.
Yeah, for sure... that started way back in 2001 with people demanding to know: 'Who asked for a thousand songs in your pocket?"
And hasn't changed since. Totally lost.
Wow, the next time Apple acuses any company of plagerurism,..please just play this video.
Apple literally had a video of luxo Jr and simply COPIED it's movements!
Apple literally had a video of luxo Jr and simply COPIED it's movements!
Unless you ridicule concepts, out of desperation they become products.
As for innovation, no you're wrong. True innovation comes from finding an existing need and satisfying it for the first time or in some unique way. What we have here and in a lot of situations is someone trying to create a new product class to build a new market in which satisfies no need other than growth.
Except it’s a demo of their research and research paper. Not uncommon in the industry to publish research with a prototype demo.
demos nothing.In any way compares to Who asked for a robot that pouts when you leave it at home?
100% something the BOB-era Microsoft would've done.
My point is just about every new (and very successful) product Apple introduces is reflexively categorized as a flop. iPod, iPhone, iPad, Watch, etc.
Now, however... there were some genuine flops: Lisa, Apple Quicktake Camera, Apple G4 PowerMac Cube, Apple HiFi, Apple iPod Sox. But those were developed under and introduced by the previous CEO.
