AI wearables are presented as revolutionary high-tech devices, capable of making our daily lives easier. But what is it really?
The first copies of the Rabbit r1 have been delivered to American journalists. The verdict is in: this AI wearable is far from finished, it is missing essential functions and it is unstable.
As a reminder, just like the Humane AI Pin, the R1, sold at $199, is an autonomous AI device with disproportionate ambitions.
Physically, it evokes a actioncam or a Playdate console, compact as can be with a 2.88-inch touch screen, a rotating camera and a scroll wheel. Basically, it’s half the size of a smartphone. It has a screen, microphone, speaker, wheel and camera.
But the real innovation lies in the software: Rabbit OS and its underlying AI technology. Unlike large language models like ChatGPT, Rabbit OS is based on a “ great action model » (Large Action Model – LAM).
Just an APK
And… it turns out the device is nothing more than an Android app. Indeed, Android Authority managed to grab the APK app that was on the Rabbit r1 and install it on a Pixel 6a. And it works!
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But how is this possible? Simply because the Rabbit r1 is an Android device. Of course, the Rabbit app probably doesn’t offer all the same features as the Rabbit r1.
As Rahman explains, “ The Rabbit R1’s launcher app is intended to come pre-installed in the firmware and have several system-level privileged permissions – some of which we were only able to grant – so some functions would likely fail if we tried. .” But the fact that the software runs on a mid-range phone from almost two years ago suggests it has more in common with a simple Android app than not.
Rabbit has already reacted by stating that “Rabbit R1 is not an Android app…Rabbit OS and LAM run on the cloud with very customized modifications to the AOSP and lower level firmware. Therefore, a local bootleg APK without the appropriate OS and Cloud endpoints will not be able to access our service. . Rabbit OS is customized for r1 and we do not support third party clients.“.
But then, why use a dedicated device if you can have the same features on your Android smartphone? This is the question we can ask ourselves.
This once again raises the question of the usefulness of AI wearables. If you can have the same features on your Android smartphone, why invest in a dedicated device? And above all, why pay more for a device that is ultimately just an Android application in disguise?
