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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. 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.

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Machine-readable surfaces

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.

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. Status: invite-only with limited consumer availability; the separate Astro for Business was discontinued in July 2024.

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.
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.