Rabbit pivots to software with OS3, a cross-platform AI agent that runs in your browser and iMessage
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-23
Rabbit announced OS3, an "agentic operating system" that runs across screens you already own — desktop browser, Telegram, even iMessage — and also ships as a software update for the R1 hardware.
- It's a striking pivot for a company that launched the R1 at CES 2024 to sidestep mobile apps; the device earned scathing reviews (WIRED gave it 3/10) as its agentic features didn't work well.
- CEO Jesse Lyu insists the R1 wasn't a flop, noting Rabbit used a virtual machine to execute app actions on users' behalf "a year and a half ago," long before Meta's Muse agent was banned from crawling Amazon to shop for users.
- Lyu argues the environment has now ripened as agentic AI dominates Silicon Valley, making a software-first approach viable.
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