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Blake, Wm. The Annunciation to the Shepherds, object 2. 1809.

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Apple is venturing into personal robotics to create its “next big thing,” with projects like a “mobile robot” to follow users at home and a table-top device with a moving display, Bloomberg reports.

The company is currently focused on creating AI algorithms for robots to navigate cluttered spaces and to “handle chores like cleaning dishes in a sink.”

Bloomberg emphasized that the technology is unlikely to be released this decade due to “extraordinarily difficult engineering challenges.”