据《The Information》周一报道，苹果正在开发一款售价约1000美元的桌面家用机器人。该设备将配备一块安装在旋转机械臂上的9英寸屏幕。苹果原计划2027年发布，但该设备可能要等到2028年才能准备就绪，Aaron Tilley撰文报道称。
Apple is developing a tabletop home robot that could cost around $1,000, The Information reported on Monday. It would put a 9-inch screen on a swivelling robotic arm. Apple is aiming for a 2027 launch, but the device may not be ready until 2028, Aaron Tilley wrote.
据报道，该设备的苹果内部代号为J595。前苹果员工预计其名为HomeView Ultra。这将延续苹果于10月推出的售价299美元的HomeView中枢。价格可能超过1000美元，具体取决于内存和其他零部件的成本。TNW未能独立核实该报道，苹果也未宣布该设备。
Apple’s codename for the device is J595. Former Apple employees expect the name HomeView Ultra, according to the report. That would follow the $299 HomeView hub Apple launched in October. The price could go above $1,000, depending on what memory and other parts cost. TNW has not independently verified the report, and Apple has not announced the device.
屏幕可跟随用户移动 据《The Information》报道，摄像头和传感器将让机器人追踪周围环境并自主行动。机械臂会转动屏幕，在FaceTime通话期间跟随人员移动。当有人走进房间时，它可以开灯。报道甚至称，它可能尝试命令猫咪下桌子。
A screen that follows you Cameras and sensors would let the robot track its surroundings and act on its own, The Information reported. The arm turns the screen to follow people during a FaceTime call. It could switch on the lights when someone walks into a room. It could even try to tell a cat to get off the table, the report said.
据《The Information》报道，苹果约两年前已完成硬件开发。阻碍发布的是软件。软件团队推动推迟发布，并试图将功能精简为仅与FaceTime及开灯等家庭任务相关的少数功能。
Apple finished the hardware about two years ago, The Information reported. The holdup is the software. The software team pushed to delay the launch. It also tried to cut the features back to a few, tied to FaceTime and home tasks such as switching on a light.
10名机器人专家，300人做软件 据报道消息人士透露，苹果仅拥有约10名“真正的机器人专家”组成的小团队。许多机器人项目的首批工程师已离职。约有300人负责其软件开发。
Ten roboticists, 300 on software Apple has a small team of only about 10 “true roboticists”, one of the report’s sources said. Many of the robot’s first engineers have left. About 300 people work on its software.
据报道，蒂姆·库克在担任首席执行官期间批准继续该项目。于9月1日接任的约翰·特努斯也在支持该项目。《The Information》报道称，特努斯还支持一个独立项目，旨在开发能执行折叠衣物等家务任务的机器人。
Tim Cook approved continuing the project when he was chief executive, according to the report. John Ternus, who took over on 1 September, is backing it. Ternus is also backing a separate project for robots that do household tasks such as folding clothes, The Information reported.
上周，特努斯告诉《连线》杂志，苹果不会为了AI而发布AI。苹果在中国的供应商一直在为自身的机器人转型筹集资金。配备7英寸屏幕的标准版HomeView将于11月13日面向客户发售。
Last week, Ternus told WIRED that Apple won’t ship AI for AI’s sake. Apple’s suppliers in China have been raising money for their own robot pivot. The standard HomeView, with a 7-inch screen, reaches customers on 13 November.