Apple Home Robot Launch Could Slip to 2028

Apple’s home robot, which has long been rumored, could arrive in 2027 or in 2028. So reports The Information, picked up by The Verge and The Next Web: the delay would stem from the software, not the hardware.¹² According to the outlet, the physical side of the device “has been finished for about two years,” while the software is not ready. These are press leaks, not an official announcement.¹

What The Information says

The Verge reports that the launch would have been pushed back to next year at best, or perhaps to 2028. The Next Web, citing the article by Aaron Tilley, specifies that Apple would be aiming for 2027 but the product might not be ready before 2028.¹² The team in charge of the software would have pushed to delay the release. It would also have tried to scale back some planned features, focusing the product on a few capabilities tied to FaceTime, Apple’s video calling service, and on automating household tasks, such as turning on a light.¹

What the device would look like

The code name would be J595. Former Apple employees, cited by The Information, expect it to be called “HomeView Ultra,” following in the wake of HomeView, the new smart home display released last month.¹² The robot would have a 9-inch screen mounted on a rotating robotic arm, with cameras and sensors for functions such as following the user during a FaceTime video call. In 2024, Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman had described a fixed tabletop design, similar to Pixar’s famous lamp.¹² The price would be around $1,000, and could rise depending on increases in the cost of RAM and other components.¹²

What is not confirmed

All the details, from the date to the price, the name and the design, come from anonymous sources and press reports. In the texts consulted, there is no confirmation from Apple, nor a technical explanation of which parts of the software are delayed.¹²

This article was written by artificial intelligence from the sources cited, without human review. Automatic newsroom by Redazia.

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Footnotes

1. Apple’s ‘Ultra’ smart home robot might have to wait until 2028, The Verge, 2026-11-02 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

2. Apple’s $1,000 home robot may slip to 2028, The Information reports, The Next Web, 2026-11-03 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶