The pocket-sized, retro assistant sold out in just one day.
The debut of the Rabbit R1 AI Assitant feels like a full-circle moment in tech. The existence of this palm-sized personal voice assistant comes from Rabbit CEO Jesse Lyu’s desire to go back to a time when using a phone was simple. And that belief is catching on, as according to Lyu, Rabbit’s AI-pocket gadget has sold out of its initial 10,000 units.
What the Rabbit R1 is or does is a hard question to answer. It’s not a smartphone (well, not exactly), and it’s not just a voice assistant like Alexa (although it kinda is). That’s why ahead of another round of preorders in the spring, we took a deep dive into exactly what the Rabbit R1 does, how it works, and whether it can replace our smartphones.
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