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Amazon is bricking $2,350 Astro robots 10 months after release
Amazon giving refunds for business bot, will focus on home version instead.
Astro for Business could autonomously patrol spaces up to 5,000 square feet with an HD periscope and night vision, it could carry small devices, and, of course, was controllable by Amazon Alexa. But considering that it has taken Amazon more than two and a half years (and counting) and reportedly the work of over 800 people to make Astro generally available, plus the sudden demise of the business version, there are reasons to be hesitant about paying the high price and any subscription fees for a consumer Astro—if it ever comes out. Astro's development comes during a tumultuous time for Amazon's devices business as it seeks to make Alexa a competitive and, critically, lucrative AI assistant.
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