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title: "Apple plans robotic-arm HomeView with voice-activated swivelling"
description: "Bloomberg reports a higher-end smart home display with a roughly 9-inch screen and motorised arm for 2027 or 2028."
url: https://mactoreality.com/apple-plans-robotic-arm-homeview-with-voice-activated-swivelling
published: 2026-10-18T14:43:03Z
updated: 2026-10-18T14:43:03Z
author: "Mac to Reality Newsdesk"
category: Rumours
tags: ["Home"]
publisher: Mac to Reality
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# Apple plans robotic-arm HomeView with voice-activated swivelling

*Bloomberg reports a higher-end smart home display with a roughly 9-inch screen and motorised arm for 2027 or 2028.*

**Key points**

- Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple is planning a higher-end HomeView, code-named J595, with a motorised robotic arm.
- The robotic arm will let the display swivel 360 degrees, and voice recognition will automatically rotate it towards the speaker.
- The premium model is expected to launch in 2027 or 2028 at a price higher than the £299 ($299) standard HomeView.

Apple is planning a higher-end version of its HomeView smart home display that adds a motorised robotic arm and voice-activated swivelling, [Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported](https://bsky.app/profile/markgurman.bsky.social/post/3my5rlqnj5227). The device, code-named J595, would debut in 2027 or 2028.

The robotic arm lets the display rotate a full 360 degrees. Using voice recognition, the machine identifies who is speaking and automatically turns towards that person, Gurman wrote in his Power On newsletter.

[https://bsky.app/profile/markgurman.bsky.social/post/3my5rlqnj5227](https://bsky.app/profile/markgurman.bsky.social/post/3my5rlqnj5227)

The higher-end HomeView sits above the standard model rather than replacing it. It will have a roughly 9-inch display, up from 7 inches on the current £299 ($299) HomeView, [according to 9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/18/apples-next-homeview-could-debut-as-soon-as-next-year-with-a-robotic-arm-report/) and [AppleInsider](https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/18/homeview-follow-up-with-robot-arm-rumored-to-ship-in-2027). Apple has not confirmed the product or its name — possible names include HomeView Pro, Max, Ultra or something entirely new.

The standard HomeView, [unveiled on 13 October](https://mactoreality.com/apple-unveils-homeview-smart-home-display-siri-ai), ships on 13 November and targets the wall-mounted smart display market. Its limited tilt means users must reposition it manually when several people are around a table — an issue the robotic arm would solve. Development of the HomeView line was slowed by delays in making Siri smarter. Apple has worked on robotic products for some time, and the company’s first-generation hardware typically gains significant improvements in the second generation.

## Sources

- [Mark Gurman: Power On: Apple’s new HomeView shows the undeniable potential of a higher-end version with a robotic arm.](https://bsky.app/profile/markgurman.bsky.social/post/3my5rlqnj5227)
- [9to5Mac: Apple’s next HomeView could debut as soon as next year with a robotic arm: report](https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/18/apples-next-homeview-could-debut-as-soon-as-next-year-with-a-robotic-arm-report/)
- [AppleInsider: HomeView follow-up with robot arm rumored to ship in 2027](https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/18/homeview-follow-up-with-robot-arm-rumored-to-ship-in-2027?utm_source=rss)

*This report was written by the Mac to Reality newsdesk with AI assistance from the sources listed above, under the editorial policy at https://mactoreality.com/editorial-policy.*