# Amazon Astro: robot model

Canonical ID: `133236da-e15e-4d05-abe1-6fde4cde82bc`

- **Slug:** amazon-astro
- **Form factor:** smart_home
- **Maturity stage:** pilot
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## 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)

## Deployments

_No deployments registered for this model._

## Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

_Manufacturer-supplied at the model level; not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker._

- **video**: [Amazon Astro home-companion robot](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFvUl1Mn5mQ). _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.


## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## 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.


## Sources (2)

1. https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/03/amazon-discontinues-astro-for-business-security-robot/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Astro

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