Apple's rumoured 'robot iPad' sounds throughly bizarre

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I'd rather my iPad didn't follow me around the room (Image credit: Future)

Apple has been rumoured to be working on all words of weird and wonderful new gadgets over the last few years, from folding iPhones to electric cars to AirPods you can control with your teeth (yes, really). As with every Apple rumour or patent leak, there's no guarantee the thing will ever see the light of day – and here's one I'm not particularly eager to see materialise.

A new report suggests Apple has "several hundred" team members working on a 'home robot' device, which could essentially take the form of an iPad attached to an arm that's capable of moving on command. But with sensors that could help the screen move by itself, it's already sounding a little dystopian. Sure, I love the M4 iPad Pro – but I don't need it to follow me around the room on a robotic arm. 

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Daniel John
Senior News Editor

Daniel John is Senior News Editor at Creative Bloq. He reports on the worlds of art, design, branding and lifestyle tech (which often translates to tech made by Apple). He joined in 2020 after working in copywriting and digital marketing with brands including ITV, NBC, Channel 4 and more.