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title: "Apple’s first robot J595 held back by software delays, report says"
description: "The Information reports that Apple's J595 robot, in development since 2019, has much of its hardware finished but software still lagging."
url: https://mactoreality.com/apples-first-robot-j595-held-back-by-software-delays-report-says
published: 2026-11-02T16:15:03Z
updated: 2026-11-02T16:15:03Z
author: "Mac to Reality Newsdesk"
category: Rumours
tags: ["Apple Intelligence & Siri","Home","Software"]
publisher: Mac to Reality
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# Apple’s first robot J595 held back by software delays, report says

*The Information reports that Apple's J595 robot, in development since 2019, has much of its hardware finished but software still lagging.*

**Key points**

- Apple's first robot, code-named J595, has a nine-inch screen on a swivelling arm and is inspired by the Pixar lamp, according to The Information.
- J595 has been in development since 2019, and much of its hardware has been finished for about two years; software is still not ready.
- CEO John Ternus wants Apple to pursue robots seriously, but no launch date or pricing has been reported.

Apple is developing its first robot, a nine-inch screen on a swivelling robotic arm that resembles the Pixar lamp, according to a report today from [The Information’s Aaron Tilley](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-apples-slog-create-first-robot).

The device, code-named J595, has been in development since 2019. It was initially conceived for video calls, with the arm allowing it to follow a person around a room, and later grew into an AI project that could respond to its surroundings on its own, such as turning on lights or shooing a cat off a table. Apple has designed the robot to avoid hitting objects.

Much of the hardware has been finished for about two years, the report says, but the software team has struggled to keep pace. The same report says Apple’s new chief executive, John Ternus, wants the company to pursue robots seriously, and that the hardware team behind J595 has pushed to accelerate the project.

Nothing about the project is confirmed. No launch timeline or pricing has been reported, and whether J595 will ever reach the market as a consumer product is unclear. Earlier reporting described Apple’s plans for a [robotic-arm HomeView with voice-activated swivelling](https://mactoreality.com/apple-plans-robotic-arm-homeview-with-voice-activated-swivelling).

## Sources

- [The Information: Inside Apple’s Slog to Create Its First Robot](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-apples-slog-create-first-robot)

*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.*