Amazon’s new robot Astro, an Alexa-enabled device with a screen for a ‘face’, that drives around a house is allegedly “terrible and will almost certainly throw itself down a flight of stairs”, ...

Amazon's Astro robot is a curiosity. When we went hands-on with it, we found a lot to like, but its usefulness is admittedly limited. Its best feature, a free-roaming camera, is what makes its new job ...

AMAZON’S new camera-equipped robot has been described by the firm’s own employees as a “privacy nightmare”, according to a report. Leaked internal documents seen by Vice reveal that staff tasked with ...

Designers of Amazon's new household robot have called it a 'disaster that's not ready for release', with one even claiming that it will throw itself down stairs 'if presented the opportunity'. The ...

Amazon announced its long-rumored $999 Astro home robot on Tuesday. I had a chance to check it out in a demo with Amazon last week and wanted to share a few thoughts on what Astro is, what it can and ...

Astro works with Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant to respond to voice commands and also syncs with Ring home security products. It will be released to customers in the US later this year. Amazon has ...

Amazon has unveiled a new robot that has been designed to help guard its owners' homes. The robot, called Astro, will work with Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant and will respond to voice commands. The ...

In August 2022, Amazon spent $1.7bn on iRobot, an American start-up with one foot in military contracts and the other in domestic cleaning robots. iRobot is best known for its Roomba series of ...

Amazon has created a personal robot called Astro that can roll around your home. The upcoming $1,499 product is essentially an Amazon Echo, Ring security device, and video screen all packed into a ...

Amazon has built a robot that can autonomously roam around people’s livings rooms, deliver medications to the elderly, and scout for thieves like a security camera on wheels. The online retail giant ...