Apple urged to develop personal robots
If you like Apple’s (AAPL) personal assistant Siri as a disembodied voice from your iPhone, imagine what she’d be like in robot form. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White has, and he thinks Apple should pursue it. While all the talk this week was on Apple possibly entering the car market, White said robotics would fit into Apple’s wheelhouse. “In our view, ‘Apple Car’ has the potential to be the ‘iPhone of the Future,’ and we doubt Apple’s reach will stop here,” White said in a research report Friday. “For example, we believe the personal robot category offers great potential over the next decade and fits well with Apple’s skill set.” Personal robots could be a longer-term opportunity for Apple, White said. “Given the growing enthusiasm around personal robots at International CES last month, we believe Apple has an opportunity to leverage its heritage in the computer market, technology innovation in…