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Job listings show Amazon is building a "new-to-world" home robot

Job listings show Amazon is building a "new-to-world" home robot to operate "alongside family members", after its $1,450 Astro reached only a few thousand homes

Job listings show Amazon is building a "new-to-world" home robot

TL;DRAmazon is building a new home robot after Astro's limited adoption.

Why it matters: Signals Amazon's commitment to household robotics despite earlier product struggling commercially.

Job listings show Amazon is building a “new-to-world” home robot to operate “alongside family members”, after its $1,450 Astro reached only a few thousand homes — Jeff Bezos made a bold bet in 2017. A sci-fi and robotics enthusiast, Bezos was convinced that consumers …

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