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 ...

Amazon popularized the idea of ambient computing with its Alexa line of devices – place some Echo smart speakers and displays in key areas of your home and you can interact with them by talking, with ...

Amazon had a hardware event today in which it showed off a number of new devices it was developing. There were a few interesting reveals on display during the overall event, but one of the easy ...

Amazon has just unveiled its first-ever household robot with the introduction of Astro, a new autonomous robot that listens to your voice commands and drives around your house on wheels. The new ...

Amazon Astro was first revealed in 2021, yet the homebot has been oddly quiet in the years following its debut. The device is still only available to purchase via invite, and it hasn’t made a whole ...

Amazon’s cute little Astro robot has been scurrying its way around my apartment for the past few weeks. It has no arms to scratch its own head in confusion, but I am willing to do that for him. As ...

David Priest is an award-winning writer and editor who formerly covered home security for CNET. But Astro isn't the first device to learn to navigate your home. Robot vacuums have been doing it for ...

Amazon repped robots, thermostats, drones, and new ways to pre-purchase its most cutting-edge projects. Find it all gathered here. Utilizing Alexa and Echo technology alongside Amazon robotics, the ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Amazon’s household robot is exactly what I expected, but it’s not what I wanted and it definitely isn ...

Amazon announced a new $1,000 home-patrolling robot called Astro. Two people who worked on Astro told Vice they believe the robot's release is premature. Amazon said the characterization of Astro in ...