{"id":345729,"date":"2021-09-29T04:53:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T01:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amazon-astro-could-be-the-first-mainstream-robot-assistant\/"},"modified":"2021-09-29T04:53:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T01:53:48","slug":"amazon-astro-could-be-the-first-mainstream-robot-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-astro-could-be-the-first-mainstream-robot-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amazon Astro could be the first mainstream robot assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Amazon Astro could be the first mainstream robot assistant<\/strong>”
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Ever since Amazon introduced Alexa to the world and invested heavily in its personal assistant AI, it seemed we all knew where the company was eventually heading: personal robots. That moment has finally arrived.<\/p>\n

The company today announced Astro<\/a>, its oft-rumored home robot. Although it\u2019s pricey at an initial cost of $999.99, it has the potential of being the first real mainstream home assistant robot (as opposed to, say, a robot vacuum).<\/p>\n

Astro has a bit of a unique design, with two big wheels and a moving monitor that served as a \u2018head.\u2019 I\u2019m not gonna lie, it\u2019s kind of adorable; thank god Amazon didn\u2019t try to go with some kind of humanoid device. It makes it clear it\u2019s an electronic device, with a face that\u2019s literally a screen, but its animations and motions add a bit of expressiveness.<\/p>\n

Something you can\u2019t immedia<\/a>tely see from the photos too is that it has a periscope camera that extends from the top of the robot. This allows the robot to see objects that are higher up \u2014 such as if want to check if you left the stove on.<\/p>\n

The big question with a robot like this is\u2026 well, what can it actually do? Some examples provided by Amazon:<\/p>\n