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Amazon's Astro home robot has fans but looks destined for the 'trash heap.' Why it's trying again

Source: press CNBC•November 8, 2026 at 01:50 PM

Amazon's Astro home robot has fans but looks destined for the 'trash heap.' Why it's trying again

Jeff Bezos made a bold bet in 2017. A sci-fi and robotics enthusiast, Bezos was convinced that consumers would have a robot in their home in the not-too-distant future. The Amazon founder and then-CEO told a group of the company's top device executives to get to work on building one, and within…

Jeff Bezos made a bold bet in 2017. A sci-fi and robotics enthusiast, Bezos was convinced that consumers would have a robot in their home in the not-too-distant future.

The Amazon founder and then-CEO told a group of the company's top device executives to get to work on building one, and within a few years, the team came up with the $1,450Astro.

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