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Rabbit CEO Defends $200 AI Doohickey, Says ‘It’s Not an App’

Rabbit has already put out a patch that should fix battery issues, though the bigger question with the Rabbit R1 is if the Rabbit would work the same if it were merely an app.
Rabbit has already put out a patch that should fix battery issues, though the bigger question with the Rabbit R1 is if the Rabbit would work the same if it were merely an app. Photo: Dua Rashid / Gizmodo

The Rabbit R1 doesn’t have a lot of capabilities that your phone already has. It doesn’t send emails for you. It can’t set calendar reminders or alarms. It can’t connect to any apps outside a select four that includes Spotify, Uber, DoorDash, and Midjourney. All those features may be coming in the future, if you’re wondering why it’s not simply another AI app, a few tech bloggers managed to turn it into one by taking a leaked version of the Rabbit APK and running it on Android with relatively little effort. Now Rabbit’s CEO Jesse Lyu has come out to defend his $200 AI doohickey’s “bespoke” code that requires Rabbit’s own hardware. – Kyle Barr Read More

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