The emergence and rapid growth of artificial intelligence, AI chatbots and assistants has taken the world by storm in recent years, so much so that we’re now seeing both technologies collide and merge into one. Almost every smartphone on the market these days has an AI component built into it, aimed to make life easier for users. But a new product on the market aims to take things a little further by behaving as the complete AI assistant, capable of integrating with any app, any service and, to an extent, behaving as the complete all-in-one device. Rabbit R1 isn’t intended to replace the smartphone, according to CEO and founder, Jesse Lyu, but the standalone device can already go a long way towards doing so. What is Rabbit R1? Rabbit R1 is a handheld AI assistant that is roughly half the size of an iPhone and acts as a universal controller for a variety of apps, allowing users to do things such as control music, order food and search the internet, among many other things. It’s powered by Rabbit OS, which utilizes a Large Action Model (LAM), which distances itself from being anything like the typical AI assistants we’re currently used to, such as ChatGPT and Gemini, which are powered by Large Language Models (LLM). Rabbit OS’ LAM works similarly to Alexi, Siri, or Google Assistant, allowing it to interact with a variety of apps and perform actions purely based on simple voice commands.