Apple robotics researchers built a playful and charming robot inspired by Pixar's Luxo Jr. desk lamp, and it's hard not to ...

Apple robotics researchers show off a prototype tabletop tobot with lifelike movement, helps you out on your desk, with a rumored 2027 launch.

Luxo Jr. has been brightening up every Pixar film since 1995, when the anthropomorphic desk lamp first appeared on screen and ...

One is a mobile robot that follows users, and the other is a tabletop home device used on a desk. Additionally, Apple is said ...

The robot is not too large, either, and can be set on a desk to be used as a telepresence robot. But Blossom’s creator [Michael] wanted this to help understand how humans interact with robots so ...

the robot said to visitors: “Good morning. Do you have an appointment?” It then instructed them, “Please proceed to the reception desk on your left.” Curious patients interacted with OriHime.

Remember desk robots? Those tiny guys made for great gifts and fun additions to your workspace, but I think they lost their novelty relatively quickly, majorly because they were just for fun.