United Kingdom, Feb. 17 -- Apple is reportedly exploring "humanoid vs non-humanoid robots" for its smart home ecosystem.

The tech company behind the iPhone and the iPad is said to be looking at how robots of the future could benefit household systems, and want to learn more about how users will "build perception" with robots.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote on X: "While the industry debates the merits of humanoid vs. non-humanoid designs supply chain checks indicate Apple cares more about how users build perception with robots than their physical appearance . implying sensing hardware and software serve as the core technologies."

The analyst added that "production likely won't start" for another three years at least, and warned that o...