The Rabbit R1, an AI assistant that can fit in your palm, took the tech world by storm when it got spotlighted at CES 2024. From its retro-esque look and bright orange chassis to its AI prowess and pocketable design, Rabbit R1 sold out of its 10,000 units in just one day.
Clearly, people are interested in this pocket companion. After all, it can, as The Verge pointed out, purchase groceries on your behalf, control your music, send texts for you, and more. With your voice, simply ask what you want, and in theory, your wish should be granted.
Further demystifying the Rabbit R1, Jesse Lyu, the CEO and founder behind Rabbit, gave us a demo on how the funky-looking pocket rocket handles audio.
How does Rabbit R1 handle audio?
On X, Lyu posted a demo of the Rabbit R1’s note-taking capabilities.
Lyu said, “Start a note taking session.” And on the Rabbit R1’s 2.88-inch screen, an animation of rotating cassette spindles appeared, indicating that it is “listening.”
After playing an audio snippet for several seconds, Lyu hit a physical button on the Rabbit R1 to stop it from recording. Indicating that it captured your audio, it says, “Your session was saved to the rabbit hole.”
Navigating to what looks like a Rabbit R1 companion app on his laptop, Lyu shows that the AI assistant created a short summary based on the audio. There’s also a button that says, “Transcript,” which presumably lets you grab a transcription of the audio file. Plus, the audio can be accessed via the cloud, allowing you to share it with other platforms.
Lyu admitted that it still needs a little work, but added that the experience is “intuitive and functional.” He said, “More to come,” hinting that more updates are in the works for Rabbit R1.
Rabbit R1 is $199 and is currently available for pre-order.
