Jammu, April 30 -- The highly anticipated Rabbit R1, touted by its creators as ushering in a new era of human-machine interaction, received its first wave of reviews this week. Unfortunately for the startup behind the device, Rabbit Inc., early feedback has highlighted several flaws and limitations that fail to live up to the lofty pre-launch promises.

Unveiled earlier this year at a major tech show with its eye-catching orange coloring, the pocket-sized R1 incorporates an AI digital assistant powered by voice and touch input. However, multiple reviews point out issues with latency in responses as well as occasional unrealistic answers from the AI. The device's touch-only control scheme was also criticized for being too limiting.

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