The Apple of the 1990s had actually already pursued multiple experiments in portable devices categories. It most famously began work on a "digital assistant" that became the Newton MessagePad in 1994.

Commenter [Glen Raphael] says it looks a lot like the early prototype development boards for the Apple Newton which also used a StrongARM chip. It’s definitely an interesting piece of history.

With the Apple Car canceled, Apple is exploring new markets where it might be able to find new revenue streams, and personal robotics is apparently one area the company is investigating.

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