Apple has been rumored to be developing a new project involving a personal assistant robot that can move around and track users in their homes. The recent publication of the research details by the company seems to confirm this news and sheds light on Apple’s interests.
The research project is named ELEGNT, which stands for Expressive and Functional Movement Design for Non-Anthropomorphic Robot. This involves designing movements to express emotions in robots that do not have a human-like shape. Apple demonstrated this through a robot resembling Luxo Jr., the iconic Pixar desk lamp, a symbol of creativity where Steve Jobs was a major shareholder.
ELEGNT enhances expressions through gestures and movements to give the robot a sense of emotions throughout its tasks, unlike traditional robots that simply focus on completing commands.
Apple has not disclosed the further development of this research, but indicated that this approach allows robots in any format to have more interactions. Clips and research documents can be viewed for demonstration.
Source: Apple
TLDR: Apple is working on a new project involving a personal assistant robot that can express emotions through movements, enhancing interactions in any robot format.
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