Amazon Astro: Robot Home Chaperone
In case you weren’t convinced yet that we are living in a dystopian science fiction movie — and not a very good one — Amazon introduces a personal robot that can rove around your home spying on you and report to others on your activities:
Amazon … announced an autonomous dog-like robot named Astro that uses artificial intelligence and mapping technology to zoom around the house. It’s packed with cameras to record what it sees so users can check in on pets or elderly loved ones when they’re away. It can also respond to voice-assistant commands.
The company said it didn’t want to just put Alexa on wheels; it wanted to add eyes, unique sounds and make it approachable, even cute.
The allegedly cute robot launches later this year, in plenty of time to take part in Covid hysteria. It might come in handy for monitoring those under house arrest for not being sufficiently vaccinated. No word on whether it fires laser beams at those who take their masks off.
Amazon has announced "Astro," their new Alexa-powered home robot that sets & delivers reminders, plays TV shows & podcasts, and patrols a user's home while they are away.
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