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Robot model

Amazon Astro

Home companion robot using Intelligent Motion autonomous SLAM navigation (avoids people/pets/stairs) with a periscope camera for patrol.

Manufacturer
Amazon
Form factor
smart_home
Maturity
pilot
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1

Appears inHome robots

Overview

Home companion robot using Intelligent Motion autonomous SLAM navigation (avoids people/pets/stairs) with a periscope camera for patrol. Honest status (vvc): consumer Astro remains an invite-only 'Day 1 Edition', never a broad retail release; the commercial 'Astro for Business' variant was discontinued July 2024 after ~7 months. Destinations/patrols are human-set.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
Verified deployments
1 deployment on file
Sources on file
2 sources, view all

Key facts

Fleet scale

1M+ robots globally (mid-2025), continuing growth in 2026

Workforce ratio

~1:1 robot-to-human (1.5M human employees)

Foundational acquisition

Kiva Systems (2012, became Amazon Robotics)

Internal platforms

Proteus (autonomous mobile, navigates with humans), Hercules + Titan (heavy AMRs), Pegasus, Sparrow (picking arm), Robin + Cardinal (sorting/loading arms), Sequoia (containerized inventory system), Vulcan (touch-sensing arm), Blue Jay (ceiling-mounted), Project Eluna (AI decision-support), DeepFleet (generative AI for fleet coordination)

Next-generation fulfillment center

Shreveport, Louisiana, 3M sq ft, 5 floors, 10× standard robot density, Sequoia holds 30M+ items (5× original Houston deployment)

External humanoid pilots

Agility Robotics Digit (tote handling, recycling bin transport)

Autonomous vehicle subsidiary

Zoox (acquired 2020; testing robotaxi in Los Angeles; see /companies/zoox)

Covariant founders acquisition

August 2024, Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, Rocky Duan brought in for AI deployment

Investment program

$15B+ robot warehouse push announced

Workforce signal

Cut 100+ robotics division staff in March 2026 even as automation spending accelerates

Specs

Nav

Intelligent Motion SLAM (camera-based)

Autonomy

autonomous navigation + patrol; human-set destinations

Category

home companion

Availability

invite-only Day 1 Edition; Astro for Business discontinued 2024-07

Obstacle avoidance

real-time dynamic avoidance (people/pets/stairs)

Data & sources

News coverage

1

Web sources

1

2 sources backing this record.View all →

Pricing

No verified price is on record for Amazon Astro. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

Deployments (1)

Amazon Astro on the deployment map

Where Amazon Astro is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Full change history →

Deployment-verified media (1)

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Amazon

Amazon's introduction of Astro, its home-companion robot, shown navigating a home with Ring Virtual Security Guard integration. Astro's autonomous home navigation and mapping ('Intelligent Motion') are Amazon's framing.

From deployment: Seattle

Supply chain (2)

Compute / semiconductor

  • QualcommSnapdragon SDA660 application processor + dual QCS605 IoT/vision SoC (+ PM660 family PMICs)supplies
  • Analog DevicesMAX9296A dual GMSL2 deserializer (camera data aggregation)supplies

Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Amazon Astro.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (2)

  1. https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/03/amazon-discontinues-astro-for-business-security-robot/
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Astro

Common questions

What is Amazon Astro?
Home companion robot using Intelligent Motion autonomous SLAM navigation (avoids people/pets/stairs) with a periscope camera for patrol. Honest status (vvc): consumer Astro remains an invite-only 'Day 1 Edition', never a broad retail release; the commercial 'Astro for Business' variant was discontinued July 2024 after ~7 months. Destinations/patrols are human-set.
How much does Amazon Astro cost?
Amazon Astro's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Amazon Astro from Amazon. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Amazon Astro actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Amazon Astro is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes Amazon Astro?
Amazon Astro is made by Amazon, based in Seattle, Washington, USA, founded in 1994.
Where is Amazon Astro deployed?
1 verified deployment of Amazon Astro is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Seattle.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-14

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-14

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: smart_home

Sources by quality tier

1
secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication
1
knowledge-base
Knowledge base

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Amazon Astro.

Recent coverage

Amazon Astro in third-party press