"Astro" is about the size of a small dog. It moves by big wheels on the left and right sides, and "eyes" are displayed on the center screen, with various facial expressions. The former can also grasp the obstacles in the home to move by themselves through cameras and sensors.
It is reported that users can confirm their home status through "Astro" outside, and they can also receive immediate notification that there is something unusual or unusual with the elderly when there is no one at home. In addition, "Astro" also supports music and video publishing, video calling and so on.
At present, this robot is purchased by invitation, and it has begun to accept reservations from interested parties, starting at $999.99.
"Astro" brings together the AI speaker terminal, surveillance camera and other functions previously released by Amazon. At the product launch, Dave Limp, the terminal manager, said that "like Alexa, Astro will be smarter and have higher performance".
In addition, Amazon has released new products such as the display terminal "Echo Show" supporting Alexa, and small indoor surveillance drones.