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
Workforce ratio
Foundational acquisition
Internal platforms
Next-generation fulfillment center
External humanoid pilots
Autonomous vehicle subsidiary
Covariant founders acquisition
Investment program
Workforce signal
wikidata
wikipedia
Specs
Nav
Autonomy
Category
Availability
Obstacle avoidance
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 at Seattleoperational
Amazon Astro home robot: honest-absence on commercial deployment.
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.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
Amazon Astro home-companion robot
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Deployment-verified media (1)
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)
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 pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
- What are alternatives to Amazon Astro?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable smart_home robots to Amazon Astro include Dreame X40 Ultra, Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni, Eufy X10 Pro Omni, Husqvarna Automower 430X NERA.
- How does Amazon Astro compare to Dreame X40 Ultra?
- Amazon Astro and Dreame X40 Ultra (Dreame Technology · 1 deployment) 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.
- Is Amazon Astro a top smart_home?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Amazon Astro ranks in roughly the top under 1% of smart_home models tracked by the registry.
- 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.
- Is Amazon Astro safe?
- Amazon Astro has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
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
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Amazon Astro from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/amazon-astro.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/133236da-e15e-4d05-abe1-6fde4cde82bc
- Revision history: /models/amazon-astro/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
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Reality vs attention
Amazon Astro draws attention at the 96th percentile but verifies reality at the 50th percentile among smart_home robots. Hype Gap +46.4, 1st widest among smart_home robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Strong recent media coverage and press activity. Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 21, 2026