I don't have access to the full article, but ... it's basically just a screen that can swivel to follow you? That doesn't sound particularly exciting, interesting, or useful.
> The company now has a team of several hundred people working on the device, which uses a thin robotic arm to move around a large screen, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
I might be wrong but it sounds just like a shot at Google Nest Hub or Amazon Echo Show, the latter of which has had a motorized rotating screen for a few years now.
Calling it a tabletop home robot instead of a "HomePod with a Screen" or an "iPad on a Swivel" really sets a different expectation, though.
Isn’t that what the Vision Pro does? It’s a computer with a screen that can come with you around the house and the windows can be wherever the user needs them in space.
Maybe it’s not an iPad type device, but more of a next gen monitor stand for the Pro Display XDR. Instead of moving it with your hands, maybe it will have little motors to move it around where the user wants. The stand is already $1k, what’s a few more.
> The company now has a team of several hundred people working on the device, which uses a thin robotic arm to move around a large screen, according to people with knowledge of the matter.