Astro
Amazon's wheeled home-monitoring robot, with Alexa, a periscope camera and Ring integration. It has been in US homes since 2021, but only by invitation, and it never went mass-market. It has no arms, so it patrols and watches but cannot tidy or carry things for you.
- Price
- $1,599Shipped $1,599, by invitation only (Day 1 Editions). The 2021 launch price was $999.99 introductory / $1,449.99 regular.
- Status
- In homesShipped In US homes by invitation since late 2021; the business version was discontinued in July 2024
- Height
- 0.44 m
- Weight
- 9.3 kg
- Payload
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- Runtime
- 2 h
- Top speed
- 1 m/s
- Degrees of freedom
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- Compute
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- Made in
- United States
A dash means the maker has not published it. Values with a label are claims, not measurements.
Trust and legalWhat these mean
Does a remote human drive it?
Partly
It navigates on its own using SLAM. Owners can also drive it remotely and view its camera from the app.
US FCC
Authorized
Sold in the US since 2021 under an existing authorization, which the 2026-07-28 listing leaves in place. We did not verify the FCC ID.
Status history3 dated events
- In homes
Still sold by invitation at $1,599; owners report little in the way of updates The Gadgeteer: Home Robots in 2026: What's Shipping, What's Vaporware
- In homes
Amazon discontinues Astro for Business to focus on the home model TechCrunch: Amazon discontinues Astro for Business security robot
- Preorder
Astro announced; invite requests open at $999.99 intro / $1,449.99 regular, shipping to invitees later in 2021 Amazon: Meet Astro, a home robot unlike any other
PromisesLedger
Sources for specs and status
- Amazon: Meet Astro, a home robot unlike any other28 Sep 2021
- Digital Trends: Amazon Astro specs, price and release27 Sep 2026
- The Gadgeteer: Home Robots in 202620 May 2026
- GeekWire: Amazon discontinues Astro for Business3 Jul 2024
Last updated 27 Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Send a correction.