PYMNTS.com April 24, 2025

Apple is reportedly making another organizational change as it aims to accelerate the development of its artificial intelligence (AI) offerings.

The company will remove its “secret robotics unit” from the purview of its AI chief, John Giannandrea, weeks after doing the same with its Siri voice assistant in March, Bloomberg reported Thursday (April 24), citing unnamed sources.

Apple did not immediately reply to PYMNTS’ request for comment.

According to the Bloomberg report, the robotics unit will move to Apple’s hardware division and be placed under Senior Vice President John Ternus.

Giannandrea will continue to run most of the company’s AI efforts, and the removal of the robotics unit will allow his group to focus on that technology, the report said.

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