The hinge for Apple’s new foldable phone was released with AI

Summary

The new phone represents Apple’s first entry into the foldable phone genre, a category of devices that has seen significant consumer enthusiasm but whose form factors haven’t always lived up to the hype. Apple claims that it has integrated innovative protections into the Duo’s design to keep the phone from falling prey to the typical wear and tear associated with foldables. “During manufacturing, they use AI algorithms to precisely match each individual hinge with its best-fit housing to ensure perfect alignment, and a confocal laser progressively scans the topology of every single unit and 3D prints up to 25 micro layers of a custom photopolymer to eliminate residual waviness,” Srouji said during Wednesday’s event.