Pixar, Apple and the robot lamp

Apple shows off a Pixar-style robot lamp that dances, projects and talks to you
Apple has just released a first look at its latest robotic project – a smart robot lamp! In a research paper and accompanying video, Apple has shown off its new Pixar-style robot lamp that plays music and dances to it,
Expressive robotic lamp is a Pixar fantasy come to life
The answer to this conundrum might be found in a 1986 Pixar short film called "Luxo Jr." For those unfamiliar with the historic computer-animated film, it depicts two desk lamps as they interact with each other and the world around them.
Apple Humanoid Bots? Analyst Reveals New Plans Including Pixar-Style Lamp in Early Research
Apple is exploring both humanoid and non-humanoid robots for its future smart home ecosystem, and these products are still in the early proof-of-concept (POC) stage internally. While the industry debates the merits of humanoid vs. non-humanoid designs, supply chain checks…
Apple engineers create expressive Pixar-like table lamp with AI capabilities
A team of engineers at Apple has developed an expressive table lamp that interacts with a user rather than simply carrying out instructions. The group has posted a paper on the arXiv preprint server describing the factors that went into the development of the lamp and its current features.
Apple's robot Pixar lamp, iPhone SE 4, and Apple TV+ on Android, on the AppleInsider Podcast
Apple has shown us a peek into the long term future with its Pixar-like robot, a peek into the very near future with the iPhone SE 4, and just maybe an alternative future where it makes all its apps work on Android,
Apple unveil Pixar-lookalike lamp robot in new research paper
Apple has shared a first-look at its prototype of a new robot lamp which looks just as cute as the one that graces the Pixar films.
Apple’s magic robot lamp is coming to save us all
Macworld You know how you see a concept car from an auto manufacturer and you think “Wow! That’s so cool! I can’t wait to drive that!” and then their next car comes out and it looks like a Dodge Stratus?
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Who has built a real-life version of the Pixar lamp?
He appears in front of the PIXAR logo and hops up onto the capital “I,” jumping on it until he squashes it and then has to ...
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Pixar-style Lamp Project Is A Huge Animatronics Win
This is of course inspired by the lamp from Pixar’s Luxo Jr. short film. But there’s a little bit of most useless machine added just for fun. If you try to shut it off the lamp shade is used ...
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This Pixar-Inspired Robot Lamp Is the First Apple Intelligence Device I Really Want
Thirty nine years ago, the CG wizards at Pixar made us all believe a faceless desk lamp could be enormously expressive and incredibly cute. Apple, with its mind set on home robotics, shows us how ...
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Apple's Pixar-like lamp-bot proves machines can be friendly
Luxo Jr. has been brightening up every Pixar film since 1995, when the anthropomorphic desk lamp first appeared on screen and stomped on the animation studio's logo in its opening credits.