Where Apple goes, others tend to follow, with various players forging ahead with their own robotics plans. Apple’s one of the most influential big tech names ever, so when industry insiders release rumors about the technology Apple engineers are researching,

Apple is exploring the merits of producing its own humanoid and non-humanoid robots, one analyst says. While signs have previously pointed toward a non-humanoid robot in Apple's future, supply chain insights reportedly indicate that the brand is also looking into anthropomorphic machines,

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We’re in an age where you can realistically delegate tasks to smart hunks of metal, whether it’s a self-driving car or a robot that can clean on your behalf. Most of us probably won’t be able to afford the helpful sentient humanoids being developed in our lifetimes,