Overview

• Bloomberg reports Apple is prototyping a 7-inch desktop robot with a motorized arm that can track users and engage in conversations using the overhauled Siri persona codenamed “Bubbles.”
• Reports indicate Apple intends to introduce a smart home display and a line of security cameras in 2026, both operating on a new, voice-first system called Charismatic.
• The security cameras under development are said to include facial recognition and infrared sensors to automate household tasks and compete with Ring and Nest.
• CEO Tim Cook told employees in a recent all-hands meeting that the company’s pipeline includes several AI-powered devices arriving “soon” and others later.
• The shift toward AI-enabled hardware is designed to counter slowing iPhone growth and bolster momentum after Vision Pro sales fell below expectations.