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Amazon Astro

smart homepilotby 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
pilot
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1

The verified answer

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Amazon Astro, a smart home by Amazon (pilot): 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
pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
Sources on file
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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

wikidata

wikidata.org

wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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

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 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 2026-07-14

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

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