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I spent four days with the AI gadget of the future, and it was a mess

The Rabbit R1 is an AI-powered gadget that can help you get things done quicker than you're able to with your phone. At least, that's what it's supposed to do.

With a retro design, bright orange paint job, and adorable rabbit logo, it was hard not to get excited about the R1 … even if it wasn’t immediately clear what it was supposed to do. I ultimately would have arrived at the same answer using my phone, but having everything explained in clear and simple terms — all without any scrolling through search results or ad-ridden websites — was pretty convenient. At the time of publication, I have only had the device for four days, and there’s a lot I still need to do — such as testing the R1’s battery life, connecting my DoorDash and Spotify accounts, and further exploring its Vision mode (where you can point the R1’s camera at anything and ask it to provide information about what it sees).

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