Pixar has long charmed audiences with Luxo Jr., the charismatic desk lamp who hops onto the capital I in PIXAR as the animation studio's production logo ... Apple has created a real-world robot ...

This playful and charming robot inspired by Pixar's Luxo Jr. desk lamp was built by Apple robotics researchers.

But if Apple does proceed with its own reported domestic robot plans, the Cupertino company could have a huge advantage ...

Apple is said to have switched its attention to home robotics after scrapping its own electric car. People familiar with the plans have revealed that a mobile home robot is in development.