According to the people who were familiar with the situation, apple engineers are examining a push into personal robotics, a field with the potential to become one of the company's ever-changing “next big things,” they said. The iPhone maker also has developed an advanced table-top home device that uses robotics to manipulate a display around. In February, Apple scrapped an electric vehicle project, and a push into mixed-reality goggles is expected to become a significant moneymaker Source