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Rabbit’s AI Assistant Is Here. And Soon a Camera Wearable Will Be Too
WIRED went along to the company's launch event where customers picked up the very first R1s and learned of an inbound “all-seeing” accompanying AI device.
This red little retro gadget isn't just pulling our nostalgia strings and taking design cues from the second half of the 1900s—Rabbit is also making a bold claim that its R1 deserves a spot in this tech hall of fame. Even the venue being the iconic TWA Hotel at at JFK Airport, New York, which very much feels like a live-action set of The Jetsons and boasts a restored Lockheed Constellation"Connie" L-1649A that's been repurposed into a cocktail lounge, underscored this yearning for the fun gadgetry of the past, and the exciting promise the future glory. It's quite smart, so you can ask complex questions and in a natural way—it's mainly powered by Perplexity's large language model, which helps it understand your query and deliver the answer via the speakers and screen.
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