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Amazon Astro

Amazon Astro

A household robot that provides remote home monitoring with live video feeds, room-specific viewpoints, and activity alerts via the Astro app

Hardware·Launched Apr 2026·Signal Score 31.7·0 upvotes·amazon.com
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LivenessActiveRankScore 31.7Last commitSO tag heatPress sentiment 7dHiringCohort 2026+9.7 WoW

What it is

A household robot that provides remote home monitoring with live video feeds, room-specific viewpoints, and activity alerts via the Astro app. When home, it follows users room-to-room, plays music and shows, and enables hands-free calling. Combines physical robotics with voice assistant capabilities for interactive home management.

Signal score

vs category avg: +-33.3
31.7+9.7 WoW
255075100MarAprMaytodayavg 6531.7

Funding history

2 rounds
Total raised
$14.5B
Latest valuation
Stage
public
Acquired
Feb 2018
investors undisclosed
$839.0M
source
Acquired
Jun 2017
investors undisclosed
$13.7B
source
Data from SEC EDGAR Form D filings and press coverage. Round labels for SEC filings are inferred from filing sequence and amount.

Moat

Updated May 2026
Brand
strong

Amazon Astro leverages the strong brand reputation of Amazon and integrates seamlessly with Alexa and Ring services, enriching user experience with robust functionalities.

4 sources
  • Astro is the household robot for home monitoring that includes Alexa and offers advanced home security functionalities. source
  • Users can subscribe to Ring Home Premium for additional security features, enhancing Astro's capabilities beyond basic monitoring. source
  • Astro is backed by Amazon's significant investment in technology and customer loyalty, ensuring a credible and trusted product. source
  • The Amazon brand is positioned as a leading technology provider, known for integrating innovative solutions into everyday life, which greatly supports the attractiveness of Astro. source
Confidence 80% · classified by firecrawl-extract

Press mentions

18 lifetime · 10 shown
Wed
May 13
The Verge

Amazon’s Panos Panay addresses new Fire phone rumors

theverge.com·Amazon's Panos Panay neither confirms nor denies plans for an Alexa-enabled AI phone codenamed 'Transformer,' over a decade after the original Fire Phone's failure.
0.00
Tue
May 12
The Verge

Amazon’s ultrafast 30-minute deliveries are now available in more cities

theverge.com·Amazon Now's 30-minute delivery service expands to multiple U.S. cities including Atlanta and Dallas-Fort Worth.
+1.00
Tue
May 12
TechCrunch

Amazon launches 30-minute delivery across the U.S.

techcrunch.com·Amazon expands its ultra-fast delivery service nationwide, offering groceries and essentials within 30 minutes.
+1.00
Tue
May 12
ArsTechnica

Amazon employees are "tokenmaxxing" due to pressure to use AI tools

arstechnica.com·Amazon employees are using internal AI tools to automate tasks amid pressure to adopt AI, raising questions about workplace automation and employee workload management.
-1.00
Fri
May 8
The Verge

Amazon is adding a vertical video feed to Prime Video

theverge.com·Amazon Prime Video launches a vertical short-form video feed called Clips, enabling users to discover and sample content from shows and movies.
+1.00
Mon
May 4
The Verge

Amazon’s trying to turn its massive shipping operation into another AWS

theverge.com·Amazon launches Supply Chain Services to offer freight, fulfillment, and parcel shipping to third-party businesses, directly competing with DHL, UPS, and FedEx.
0.00
Mon
May 4
TechCrunch

Amazon opens up its global logistics network to all businesses

techcrunch.com·Amazon launches Supply Chain Services to offer logistics capabilities to all businesses, directly competing with UPS and FedEx.
+1.00
Fri
May 1
The Verge

Amazon’s built-in AI price history expands to show the entire last year

theverge.com·Amazon expands its price history feature to display full year of pricing data, accessible via app or AI assistant Rufus.
0.00
Fri
May 1
ArsTechnica

Rocket Report: Falcon Heavy is back; Russia's Soyuz-5 finally debuts

arstechnica.com·Two launches this week delivered 61 more satellites to orbit for the Amazon Leo broadband network.
+1.00
Wed
Apr 29
VentureBeat

Amazon’s OpenAI gambit signals a new phase in the cloud wars — one where exclusivity no longer applies

venturebeat.com·AWS launches OpenAI integration on Bedrock, debuts Amazon Quick productivity tool, and expands Amazon Connect with four new agentic AI solutions for enterprise workflows.
+1.00

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Vitalslive · 05:54 UTC
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Category heat (avg)
Press sentiment · 7d rollinghourly
+0.72
Strongly positive
7 mentions in window
7d agotoday0
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Cohort survival · Class of 2026weekly

Products in the 2026 cohort. Cohort survival data is not yet computed for individual products.

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