Rabbit pivots from hardware, launches cross-platform agentic OS3

About two years after the R1 dedicated AI device flopped (WIRED gave it just 3/10), Rabbit founder Jesse Lyu unveiled OS3, a screen-agnostic "agentic operating system." No R1 purchase is needed—users can access it via desktop browser, Telegram, or even iMessage, and it also ships as a system update for the R1 hardware.

Confirmed

• Rabbit officially announced OS3 with the tagline "with main character energy"
• Positioned as a cloud AI agent that can remotely control Windows, Mac, and Linux machines, accessible via web, Telegram, iMessage, or the R1
• A demo ran rabbit agents across 5 devices simultaneously, orchestrated via web/app/iMessage
• Product philosophy shifts from "operating software" to "starting from ideas": users state what they want, OS3 executes the steps and only returns for genuinely needed decisions
• Can remotely organize and rename files, or turn scattered information into comparisons/presentations
• Retains memory and context across requests; supports BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) model choice
• Per a separate post, OS3 is the first to support OpenAI's GPT-6 sol and luna models, with marketing touting "fast as a rabbit" response speed

Unconfirmed

• Details on GPT-6 sol and luna support and real-world performance remain undisclosed; actual delivery beyond marketing claims is yet to be seen
• CEO Lyu's full stance on the R1/hardware roadmap is truncated in posts

Why it matters

• A textbook pivot for a dedicated AI hardware maker after a flop: OS3 frees Rabbit's agent capabilities onto general platforms, making hardware optional
• Observers reacted positively: icycriator argues that, hype aside, Rabbit sets the design-taste ceiling among AI companion/agent devices, and other makers should learn from it
• The move reflects broader industry skepticism about pure AI-hardware business models

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