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Wed. 09/29 – Is Amazon’s Astro Robot… Ready?

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Astro at Amazon Detects Strange Activity Around the Home

Vesta, that's the internal code name for astro at amazon, slowly and intelligently patrols the home when unfamiliar persons are around. A source who worked on the project said the device feels fragile for something with an absurd cost. The mast has broken on several devices, locking itself in the extended or retracted position,. There's no way to ship it to amazon when that happens. They're also pushing it as an accessibility device. But with the mass breaking and the possibility that at any given moment it'll commit suicide on a flight of stairs, it's not ready for release.

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