Astro, home robot, Amazon.com, Inc., Seattle, Washington, USA


The science behind Astro | Amazon Astro

Sep 28, 2021

We overcame hard science problems in artificial intelligence, computer vision, and SLAM to make Astro a reality. Learn more about these inventions from some of Amazon's top engineers and product leaders. You'll also hear from leading academics we worked with regarding how Astro is advancing the home robotics category.
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"Astro’s Intelligent Motion brings state-of-the-art navigation to the home"
“Body language” and an awareness of social norms help Amazon’s new household robot integrate gracefully into the home.

by Jong Jin Park, Arnie Sen
September 28, 2021

"The science behind visual ID"
A new opt-in feature for Echo Show and Astro provides more-personalized content and experiences for customers who choose to enroll.

by the Amazon visual ID teams
September 28, 2021

"Meet Astro, a home robot unlike any other"

by Charlie Tritschler, Vice President of Products at Amazon
September 28, 2021
 

ASTRO REVEALED! Amazon's first new personal robot helper

Sep 28, 2021

At Amazon's fall event, the company just revealed its very own household robot, Astro. The new bot roams your home, performing a host of household routines and will cost $999.
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Amazon unveils $1,000 robot for the home

Sep 28, 2021

Amazon unveils a range of new products for the home. Among them is a $1,000 robot called "Astro."
Emily Chang talks to Dave Limp, Amazon senior vice president of devices and services.
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Meet Astro: Amazon's $1,000 security robot is a cute surveillance machine

Sep 29, 2021

Alexa might be everywhere in your home, but with Astro it can now follow you from room to room (and patrol your home 24 hours a day).
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Amazon’s Astro and the quest for competent robot help

Oct 12, 2021

Robots are here and thanks to Astro, they’re invading your home. We take a look at the pros and cons of Astro as well as the past, present and future of helper bots.

Others of note include Mayfield Robotics Kuri, Aeolus, Samsung Bot Handy and more.


0:00 Intro
0:20 How We Got Here
1:01 Astro Wasn't First
1:27 Kuri
2:18 Aelous
3:40 Honorable Mentions
4:55 Astro's Features
5:23 Privacy
5:56 Functionality
6:30 Amazon's Experiments
7:03 What Astro is Missing
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Amazon Astro: unboxing and first impressions

Apr 11, 2022

We unbox Amazon's Astro and give it a tour of the smart home. Can it live up to the hype? Is it an exciting leap forward or a surveillance nightmare? Here's what we thought after the setup process and a day of testing.

0:00 Intro
0:18 Unboxing
4:04 Setup
5:18 Mapping the floor
7:00 Playing with Astro
11:04 Day 1 Impressions
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Amazon Astro Review: A $1,000 Robot Searching for Meaning

Apr 27, 2022

Amazon's $1,000 robot assistant is available by invite only. It's ambitious, experimental and exciting. But it's also still searching for a purpose -- and working out some serious kinks.

0:00 Intro
0:43 The Basics
2:01 Setup
3:11 Security
4:32 Burglary Test
6:45 Hide & Seek Test
9:57 Obstacle Course Test
15:23 Astro The Toy
18:15 Astro's Smarts
19:15 Conclusion
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