Who doesn’t know and love the little lamp from Pixar Animation Studios that appears in the opening credits of every new film from the animators in Emeryville, between Berkeley and Oakland?

It all began 40 years ago with a Pixar short film that immediately captured the hearts of viewers:

2026 now appears to be the year when robot lamps, alongside humanoid robots, will establish themselves as the first household helpers. Last year, Apple unveiled ELEGNT, a prototype desk lamp that displays human characteristics and can assist its owner.

ELEGNT is more than just a desk lamp. It can also project videos onto the wall, speak, listen, dance, interpret gestures, and move objects within its reach.

Lume, on the other hand, showed in a video how they imagine floor lamps in the home that can lend a hand to their owners.

The gripper that extends from the lampshade enables her to grasp objects. As demonstrated in the video, she has the ability to fold laundry in collaboration with a second Lume lamp.

These lamps are now joined by Ongo, a desk lamp whose lamps are shaped like two large eyes and certainly have character.

For Ongo, two founders from Berkeley and Paris teamed up with Alec Sokolow, Pixar’s creative director nominated for an Oscar for Toy Story, to finally make the Pixar lamp a reality after 40 years.