Using an AI model called LAM, the device is capable of interacting with apps as we would. The Rabbit R1 costs $199 and yes, they ship to Spain.

Imagine a device the size of the palm of your hand that you can talk to to perform actions, such as listening to music, receiving directions to a place, asking anything, or seeing what's in your refrigerator to know what to eat. A device that works without applications and that is capable of understanding us thanks to artificial intelligence. Well, that device has a name: Rabbit R1.

This is the first product from an American startup called Rabbit. This one has been designed by Teenage Engineering (perhaps that's why it reminds us a little of the PlayDate) and is, in short, a companion. A small device that we can carry with us, that is completely independent of the mobile phone and that integrates with the most popular services so that, using voice commands, we can do whatever we want. Let's look at it more closely. The key is Large Action Model (LAM).

The key to this device is what Rabbit calls the Large Action Model (LAM). As they explain on their website, "thanks to recent advances in neuro-symbolic programming, the LAM allows directly modeling the structure of various applications and the user actions carried out in them without a transient representation, such as text." In Cervantes' language, the operating system, Rabbit OS, can learn to use specific applications just as we would use them.

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This is just an example, but in the demo above we can see how we can use our voice to play music and even book an AirBnb. In the same way, we can ask you for information about people or places, receive directions, etc. All of this independently, without the need to have a connected mobile phone. Of course, it is necessary to have a WiFi or 4G connection (the device itself has a SIM card slot). According to their website: “At launch, rabbit OS will be ready to work with the most popular applications. In the near future, it will also have an experimental capability that will allow users to train their own “rabbit” to perform specific tasks in specific applications and workflows.”

The device also has a camera that, beyond taking photos, is used to recognize our surroundings. For example, in the demo we see how the founder of the company focuses on the refrigerator and asks the AI what can be made to eat. The AI analyzes the image and responds based on the detected ingredients with a recipe that includes the ingredients and the steps to follow. At least in the demo it looks really impressive. The camera, by the way, rotates 360 degrees.

As we can see, the idea is similar to that of Humane's AI Pin, but even simpler. The goal is, ultimately, to depend less on the mobile phone to do certain tasks thanks to artificial intelligence. Only time will tell us how the reception of this type of devices is and what they offer.

The Rabbit R1 can be reserved now on the company's website for $199, although this price does not include taxes, shipping costs, etc. Shipments will begin in March-April of this year in the United States, although Spain, where they also ship, will arrive later.