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, ...

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 has decided to discontinue its Astro for Business device, a security robot for small- and medium-sized businesses, just seven months after launch. In an email sent to customers and employees on ...

The latest from Amazon marks the end of a short era for its Astro robot, with the company discontinuing these machines made for commercial use, particularly for business security. Soon, the company ...

It’s discontinuing the Wall-E-esque security bot, though its home version will live on. It’s discontinuing the Wall-E-esque security bot, though its home version will live on. is a senior editor and ...

Earlier this month, The Verge’s Sean Hollister reported Amazon chose to brick its Astro robots for businesses in favor of focusing its energy into the consumer segment of the product’s market.

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, ...

In brief: Seven months ago, Amazon took the natural next step of building out its Astro household robot by offering a business version that focused on security. The company is now abruptly shutting ...

Amazon.com said on Wednesday it would discontinue its security robot, Astro for Business, for small- and medium-sized businesses as it shifts its focus to household robots. The e-commerce giant ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When the Amazon Astro first debuted in 2021, the internet buzzed with excitement and skepticism about whether the robot would rocket them ...

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 ...

Just eight months after introducing its Astro for Business robot, Amazon has decided to shut the bot down. On Sept. 25, the retail giant will brick all Astro bots currently rolling around small to ...