I 'm not buying that Apple is deeply invested in building a humanoid robot, but if this rumor is somehow true and the Cupertino tech giant is currently juggling actuators, servos,

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,

To create the next generation of smart home devices, Apple is considering both humanoid and non-humanoid robots. Here's what we know.