Amazon.com Inc. is discontinuing Astro for Business, a program that enabled businesses to monitor their facilities using the company’s Astro home robot. TechCrunch reported the development today ...

Amazon has just discontinued its Astro for Business project. The small home robot received a “Business” version at the end of 2023. It was designed for better video surveillance and advanced ...

One of Amazon’s most audacious Alexa devices—a wheeled robot that acts as a mechanical guard dog for small- and medium-sized businesses—is heading for the recycle bin. Astro for Business ...

Amazon announced the discontinuation of its Astro for Business program, which it launched in November 2023. Customers who invested in the $2,350 robot dogs will receive full refunds, a $300 credit ...

"To accelerate our progress and ongoing research to make Astro the best in-home robot, we've made the decision to wind down support for Astro for Business," an Amazon spokesperson told Reuters in ...

After less than eight months, Amazon has discontinued the business version of its Astro security robot. Despite being “fully committed” to its home robotics division, the company has pulled ...

The robot—a riff on Astro for Home, which came out in 2021—was meant to function as a mobile security camera, patrolling brick-and-mortar businesses with a night vision-equipped periscope ...