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Rabbit’s new AI agent doesn’t need an R1 to run

Rabbit's OS3 agent runs on Windows, Mac, Linux—no R1 hardware required. Cloud-native autonomy across five devices, your choice of models.

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Why it matters

Rabbit pivots from failed hardware to cloud-native agent infrastructure. OS3 represents a shift toward device-agnostic autonomous systems that can reason over local files and apps—a meaningful deployment vector for autonomous work.

The key facts

12 to know
  1. OS3 is a cloud-backed agentic OS for Windows, Mac, Linux

  2. Supports up to 5 devices per account

  3. User-selectable AI models

  4. Autonomous task orchestration across devices, files, and apps

  5. Accessible via desktop, messaging apps (Telegram, iMessage), and R1 hardware

  6. Rabbit pivoting from hardware-first (R1) to agent-software-first model

  7. OS3 is Rabbit's 'agentic operating system' running in cloud but operating locally

  8. Supports up to five devices per account on Windows, Mac, Linux

  9. User-selectable AI models (not locked to Rabbit's own)

  10. Accessible via desktop site, messaging apps (Telegram, iMessage), and R1 device

  11. Automatically determines devices, files, apps, and models needed for tasks

  12. Company previously focused on R1 hardware device

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Publisher excerpt: Rabbit, the company behind the underwhelming R1 device, is rolling out a standalone AI agent that you don't need its hardware to use, as reported earlier by Wired. The startup says its new OS3 "agentic operating system" runs in the cloud but operates locally across Windows, Mac, and Linux devices.…
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