Amazon's new robot helper Astro is available to buy by invite only for $1,000. I got my hands on one to test for over two weeks -- and I needed every minute of that time. Astro works as a smart ...

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...

Amazon is bricking all Astro for Business robots on September 25. It first released the robot about eight months ago as a security device for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) for $2,350, but ...

Astro is leaving its job to spend more time with family. Amazon informed customers and employees Wednesday morning that it plans to discontinue its Astro for Business program, less than a year after ...

Amazon popularized the idea of ambient computing with its Alexa line of devices – place some Echo smart speakers and displays in key areas of your home and you can interact with them by talking, with ...

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Amazon’s press-only hardware event today included reveals of the Kindle Scribe, Eero extending mesh networks with Echo, updated Echo Dot and Studio speakers, plus an Echo dashboard accessory. Like ...

In brief: Amazon has just introduced its new Astro home robot, and it's already being targeted by controversy. According to leaked documents and developers who helped build Astro, the robot still has ...

The big picture: We've been talking and thinking about robots for decades now. Between Isaac Asimov's seminal science fiction writing on the subject, Star Wars heroes R2-D2, C-3PO and BB-8, and the ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Photos and videos of Amazon’s home robot Astro in the real world have begun to emerge as early adopters of the ...