Rabbit R1: Barely Reviewable

Summary by Krater

Review of the Rabbit R1 AI assistant device, detailing its hardware design, user interface, software capabilities, battery life, and pricing compared to other AI assistants.

From the video

Answers: Is the Rabbit R1 worth buying and how well does its AI assistant work?

• Rabbit R1 hardware review
• Large Action Model (LAM)
• AI assistant usability
• Rabbit OS interface and navigation
• Rabbit R1 battery life and charging
• Rabbit R1 price and value

What it concludes

• The Rabbit R1 answers questions significantly faster than the Humane AI pin.
• The Rabbit R1 battery life is poor, draining in about four hours of minimal use and taking 45 minutes to charge from 0 to 100.
• The scroll wheel on the Rabbit R1 is frustratingly slow and lacks tactile feedback.
• The Rabbit R1 lacks basic features such as alarm setting, timers, video and photo recording, email sending, and a built-in calendar.
• The Rabbit R1's AI assistant frequently hallucinates and gives incorrect answers.
• The Rabbit R1 currently supports only four integrated apps (Spotify, Uber, DoorDash, and Midjourney), with others like Teach Mode and generative UI still in development.