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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

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, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...