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Robot model

Amazon Astro

smart homecommercialby Amazon

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

Track Amazon Astro
Manufacturer
Amazon
Form factor
smart_home
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Amazon Astro, a smart home by Amazon (commercial): 1 verified deployment on record. 2 sources back the record.

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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
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
Sources on file
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Key facts

Fleet scale (company-claimed)

1M+ robots globally by mid-2025

Workforce ratio

About 1:1 robots to about 1.5M human employees

Foundational acquisition

Kiva Systems (2012), became Amazon Robotics

Internal platforms

Proteus, Hercules, Titan, Pegasus, Sparrow, Robin, Cardinal, Sequoia, Vulcan, Blue Jay, DeepFleet

Next-gen fulfillment center

Shreveport, LA: 3M sq ft, 5 floors, 10x standard robot density

External humanoid pilots

Agility Robotics Digit for tote handling

Autonomous vehicles

Zoox, acquired 2020

Covariant hires (Aug 2024)

Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen and Rocky Duan joined Amazon

Investment program (reported)

$15B+ robot warehouse push

Layoffs (reported, Mar 2026)

100+ robotics staff cut as automation spending grows

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.

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Deployments (1)

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Amazon Astro on the deployment map

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Recent activity

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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

8 incidents on record (3 serious, 2 moderate, 3 minor). Most recent: Aug 2026.

serious
3
moderate
2
minor
3
malfunction
3
collision
2
regulatory action
1
property damage
1
injury
1

Most recent: Aug 2026

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

Incidents affecting Amazon Astro (8)

Includes incidents linked directly to this model or to deployments of it. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view 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

Mentioned on (4)

Registry pages whose text names Amazon Astro.

Companies (2)

Analog Devices, Qualcomm

People (1)

Dave Limp

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.
Can you buy Amazon Astro?
Amazon Astro is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to Amazon Astro?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable smart_home robots to Amazon Astro include Kachaka.
How does Amazon Astro compare to Kachaka?
Amazon Astro and Kachaka (Preferred Robotics) are both smart_home robots on the DEPLOY registry. Amazon Astro has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
What is Amazon Astro's maturity stage?
Amazon Astro is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Is Amazon Astro safe?
Amazon Astro has 8 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 8 incidents on record (3 serious, 2 moderate, 3 minor). Most recent: Aug 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-13

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-13

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

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

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Jul 8, 2026

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Jul 7, 2026

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Jul 7, 2026