Report: Security camera, “Home Hub” and Apple table robot planned

Apple continues to make numerous new home devices internally, but probably needs a while until the release. In a new article of the Financial news agency Bloomberg It is said that the iPhone group is still working on a new security camera, a smart display for the home and AI robots. All three products have already been leaked in the past.

“Comeback” for Apple Intelligence?

According to the report, the products are also concerned with a “comeback” in the area of AI for the group after Apple Intelligence and especially a smarter Siri had repeatedly shifts. However, none of the new devices will be released before 2026, a “tabletop robot” not before 2027. The main reason is that the group must wait for improved AI software. However, the team responsible for this always loses employees to Meta, among other things.

The central new product for the home should be a kind of “home hub”, says Bloomberg. The device supposedly combines a seven -inch, square display with a speaker and an integrated camera. It should be thin, with a black or white edge, have rounded edges and a hemispherical base in which the loudspeaker is probably. Apparently the display can be removed – at least Bloomberg writes that it is possible to attach it to a wall. The display bears the code name J490 and is intended to control the Apple Home infrastructure. A new operating system with the internal name “Charismatic” should be operated for several people and turn around a watch display and widgets.

But there are also apps that can be arranged in a hexagon-shaped grid and called up via icons. There should be standard applications such as the camera, calendar, music, memories and notes. The main control process is to become the smarter Siri. A touchscreen is available. According to Bloomberg, the device of the device is reminiscent of Google’s Nest Hub. Apple continues to work on a LLM-based Siri who is supposed to be more talkative-a little like Alexa+ from Amazon. Allegedly, this is already planned for the coming spring – that would be surprisingly early.

Pixar dreams and surveillance camera

For 2026, a new Apple surveillance camera should also be planned to remind devices from the Amazon subsidiary Ring. Face recognition including infrared sensors is planned to determine who is in the room “. Apple hope that users will distribute the devices “through the whole house”, also to improve automation. Then lights could then be switched on if you enter a room – or tackle the right music. According to Bloomberg, Apple plans “several camera types” and other products for home security including suitable software – this may also be based on products from the competitors of Ring, Google and Co ..

Finally, Apple continues to work on a robot arm for the table. There was already a prototype here. The device is said to be an Apple internal “Pixar lamp” titled. Before 2027, however, it won’t be with the device, said Bloomberg. The idea is that the hardware behaves “like a person in a room”. She could even interrupt discussions if the device hears certain keywords, for example, give restaurant tips when people talk about the topic. Apple is apparently based on voice modes such as the Chatgpt Voice Mode. Facetime calls with a center-stage function are conceivable, the device moves towards the speaking person. It is conceivable that the device will be postponed for another years. Apple is said to also work on a robot with wheels. For internal use-the production or “back of house” in retail shops-is also working on a mechanical robot arm, the report said.