Robot model
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.
Amazon Astro is a robot model built by
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/amazon-astro.md
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- REST API: /v1/models/133236da-e15e-4d05-abe1-6fde4cde82bc
- Revision history: /models/amazon-astro/history
- Data documentation: /data
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- Form factor
- smart_home
- Maturity stage
- pilot
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 0
- ID
133236da-e15e-4d05-abe1-6fde4cde82bc
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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)
Manufacturer-attributed media (1)
Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.
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. Status: invite-only with limited consumer availability; the separate Astro for Business was discontinued in July 2024.
Sources (2)
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.
- Who makes Amazon Astro?
- Amazon Astro is made by Amazon, based in Seattle, Washington, USA, founded in 1994.
- Where is Amazon Astro deployed?
- No verified deployments of Amazon Astro are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
- What is Amazon Astro's maturity stage?
- Amazon Astro is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-06
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-06
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.