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Meet Astro: Everything to know about Amazon’s $1,000 security robot
Alexa might be everywhere in your home, but with Astro it can now follow you from room to room (and patrol your home 24 hours a day). Subscribe to CNET: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTok:
k m
September 29, 2021 at 12:36 am
We r literally replacing ourselves
k m
September 29, 2021 at 12:36 am
Now amazon can watch everything. SCARY
JogBird
September 29, 2021 at 12:37 am
im a nudist so this would be creepy
White Mail Privilege
September 29, 2021 at 12:38 am
*awesome
CrAzYPaPy
September 29, 2021 at 1:21 am
😂
Vince Baker
September 29, 2021 at 12:38 am
To bad Amazon, couldn’t come up with a more original name I grew up watching the Jetsons there god was named Astro.
Braska Bani
September 29, 2021 at 12:39 am
Good time for the government to be alive. Make it cool to spy on you.
Goldcic Vibefel
September 29, 2021 at 12:40 am
Uggggggggg
MetroidSlime
September 29, 2021 at 12:41 am
It’s just a tablet. On wheels.
Joe
September 29, 2021 at 12:43 am
Shove it Amazon, you’re akin to Facebook. This is a invasion of privacy.
Leveraged
September 29, 2021 at 12:44 am
As creepy as Bezos himself
iblackfeathers
September 29, 2021 at 12:45 am
holding out for the creepier boston dynamics robot dog that can go up stairs and chase after intruders with the laser eyes and serrated jaw option + (probably)better privacy policy. lol
Kenneth ThankGod
September 29, 2021 at 12:47 am
Investing in crypto now should be in every wise individuals list. In some months time you’ll be ecstatic with the decision you made today.
John Salazar
September 29, 2021 at 12:54 am
More ways for Amazon execs to see video footage of you. It’s funny that Amazon wants to be known for security when their app store is the worst for malware. And lastly, their ring neighborhood app does nothing but make old white folks more scared of their neighbors, one quick browse of the local Facebook group very effectively demonstrates that.
DJL66
September 29, 2021 at 12:56 am
Totally creepy. Pass…..
keon
September 29, 2021 at 12:58 am
What if your dog knocks it over? Will it pick itself up like those Boston dynamics robots?
ChuyIsTheShiz
September 29, 2021 at 1:04 am
No lol
Alien ZoZo
September 29, 2021 at 12:59 am
Ghost hunting robot
Bravo
September 29, 2021 at 1:04 am
Love Death + Robots
RJ Santos
September 29, 2021 at 1:11 am
Hackable piece of garbage
So So
September 29, 2021 at 1:13 am
My home has steps🥲
Ro Ro
September 29, 2021 at 1:15 am
Wow.
Ricco kimbrough
September 29, 2021 at 1:16 am
This would be good for my Airbnb 😂😂
Na
September 29, 2021 at 1:20 am
Just don’t buy it ! No one needs one
Anthony I.
September 29, 2021 at 1:21 am
im just wondering… stairs???
Walter Kovacs
September 29, 2021 at 1:25 am
What in the Watch dogs 2
Louis Backover
September 29, 2021 at 1:28 am
“Murder Death Prime”
Claire Reilly
September 29, 2021 at 1:58 am
OK but serious question: Astro robot vs flying drone? Which one wins?
Steve Alvarez
September 29, 2021 at 1:34 pm
None. Let’s not cheer on this disgusting company.
Beast
September 29, 2021 at 2:06 pm
@Dom Larry it opens the refrigerator?
Vince M
September 29, 2021 at 2:19 pm
I want both 😀
japzone
September 29, 2021 at 2:53 pm
Not sure how practical the flying chainsaw noise maker is for security, especially since it apparently can’t traverse multiple floors, which would’ve been it’s only major advantage. Astro makes more sense as a roving security camera in that case, as it’s much quieter and can probably be away from base longer, plus it won’t fall out of the sky if something hits it.
Claire Reilly
September 29, 2021 at 4:21 pm
@Morgan’s Lifestyle Videos I didn’t even think of the outside element – can’t imagine Astro’s wheels handle lawn too well!
A. D.
September 30, 2021 at 3:20 am
Jesus Christ wins. Seek him.
Vince M
September 30, 2021 at 3:55 am
@A. D. 🤮
RACAPE
September 30, 2021 at 2:29 pm
Astro. You get Alexa in a moving device
Randy C
September 30, 2021 at 2:46 pm
None don’t need Amazon spying on me
RACAPE
September 30, 2021 at 2:48 pm
@Randy C then dump your phone, laptop and everything with a microphone and camera.
David Naylor
October 1, 2021 at 5:18 am
Price aside, easily Astro.
– The drone can’t bring you an unopened bottle of beer without a bottle opener (like in the video lol).
– Astro can wander around your space completely autonomously for 2 hours as a time with a 45 minute charge.
— Even following you around keeping your music, audio book, or podcast within hearing range while you’re working around the house.
— Or following you around with a video call so you can keep in touch with loved ones without interrupting your daily routine.
– The drone can only fly a pre-defined flight path for 5 minutes with a 2 hour charge and there is no remote control.
– If the drone encounters and obstacle in its path it just goes back to its dock.
– Astro has so many features so far beyond what the drone can do from monitoring your home to entertaining the kids.
There’s really just no comparison. Well, except for the drone is $750 cheaper.
Also, I have *clearly* invested far too much thought into this.
Nicholas Wennerstrom
October 1, 2021 at 2:56 pm
Both
Küstenholz Malchin
September 29, 2021 at 5:00 pm
The only question is, can he pass butter?
Miles Martinez
September 29, 2021 at 5:00 pm
No way this isn’t going to scan your environment for product recommendations on Amazon
Dixon womack
September 29, 2021 at 5:08 pm
Add a dust buster to & i sold!!
Learn and Relax Channel
September 29, 2021 at 5:32 pm
WALL-E !
Temmy
September 29, 2021 at 6:14 pm
Looks useless af, needs better rollers
Sushi Sashimi
September 29, 2021 at 6:23 pm
Amazon monitoring my house…. doesn’t feel very safe.
LiLTailormade
September 29, 2021 at 6:26 pm
WWWWWALL-E 🤖
Petee Pablo
September 29, 2021 at 6:30 pm
Just asked for my invitation this morning!! I like the fact it checks your blood pressure which is a nice feature for someone who gets a DOT requirement!!! Hope I get selected wish me luck internet people!!!
sharonsplat
September 29, 2021 at 6:43 pm
This makes me want to watch ‘Firefly’ again. Always being watched and monitored…
OregonBacon
September 29, 2021 at 6:50 pm
Is it self charging?
SanguineIllusion
September 29, 2021 at 7:37 pm
I hate it.
chris felix
September 29, 2021 at 7:37 pm
This bot is your best chance of seeing a ghost if one exist, provided it can save the video for later view. But the privacy part feels creepy, really creepy
Gatecrasher
September 29, 2021 at 8:13 pm
Why you mouth open one sided ?
Wayne Phillips
September 29, 2021 at 8:14 pm
Can it climb stairs?
Matthew D'Zombie
September 29, 2021 at 8:29 pm
“Sure we respect your privacy, but that NSA cash tho” <3
Lazirus951
September 29, 2021 at 9:18 pm
This is a solution in search of a problem.
B G
September 29, 2021 at 9:41 pm
I won’t let this thing in my house if they offer it for free to me. This is a spying robot not a cool robot as they call it.
K Murph
September 29, 2021 at 9:46 pm
Weird how they play this up as a cute, cool robot while we all know it’s a cold unfeeling robot behind the set of eyes display. I guess they are fooling someone with that talk.
Harry M
September 29, 2021 at 10:47 pm
Nice way to watch Netflix from the tub. I will get one if it ever takes out the trash.
Joseph Wunderle
September 29, 2021 at 11:13 pm
I would kick it when I’m drunk.
Robert Torrano
September 30, 2021 at 12:19 am
Do we really need this? I mean… seriously? Have you been going to your wife everyday saying…”Honey, I really wish we had a $1000 spying device that makes our easy life not any easier?
frenchfreestyle
September 30, 2021 at 12:36 am
Why ASTRO? Call it Amazon Boi!
frenchfreestyle
September 30, 2021 at 12:39 am
Those face ups on the girl whos talking makes me want to throw up I’m sorry why do we need such a close shot let alone a shot like that in the first place just keep showcasing what you’re talking about I don’t want to see her flaring nostrils staring at me on my 1000inch screen
SpringBok401
September 30, 2021 at 1:27 am
Stay away from Amazon products, people.
Patricia Y
September 30, 2021 at 1:37 am
Does it roll on carpet? I only noticed bare floors & very thin rugs
Deb8tor
September 30, 2021 at 2:26 am
More like GOATSRO
Pavan Kumar
September 30, 2021 at 5:53 am
Not bad for V1.0. Although I am not a great fan of full TFT display left hanging like that and also that stick is quite annoying, I must say.
And of course privacy is a whole different isssue. Discussion for another day.
Scott
September 30, 2021 at 6:03 am
It’s a cool technology and I am appreciative of it in that respect; however, I really don’t know if I want this thing to stroll by and watch my family shower. Ring isn’t the most secure thing in the world. There is countless footage of people hacking into the system and watching you. This is technology. Nothing more.
Ryu
September 30, 2021 at 6:21 am
They should’ve add a vaccum to it at least that way it’ll be more useful while patrolling the entire house.
Gareth Morgan
September 30, 2021 at 7:01 am
What about him going up stairs then lol
Adam Flanders
September 30, 2021 at 7:36 am
I just want a useful robot – is folding my laundry, cleaning the dishes, and cooking dinner too much to ask? 😩
Sven
September 30, 2021 at 8:59 am
In my opinion astro is pretty cool! Hope it also will be released in Germany soon!
CyberRonin
September 30, 2021 at 9:51 am
The NSA will love this
UserInterface00
September 30, 2021 at 10:39 am
More like a drone in your house and someone is in a bunker in New Mexico live streaming in your house and getting ready to spam you with targeted ads and watch your private lives unfold live at the tip of their fingers.
spaceballs44
September 30, 2021 at 1:18 pm
My mother in law is having mental decline. My spouse is active duty and we can’t live even in the same state. Part of the house in her kitchen caught on fire cause she leaves newspapers on her stove. She forgets her pills and gets lonely. She’s having a hard time using her cell phone and this machine we could see and talk to her in live time. A year ago and now I still don’t like it but I never thought I’d be in the situation I’m in to consider using it.
o
September 30, 2021 at 1:21 pm
If it could do everything from washing the dishes to making me a sandwich to picking up groceries to vacuum my carpeted stairs and not just washing but folding and putting away my laundry, I’d consider it.
Amara Winchester
September 30, 2021 at 1:31 pm
Has anyone seen Netflix “Love, Death & Robots” season 2 episode 1? That episode is our future! The matrix is our future! Every movie or show you have ever watched about technology and AI killing humanity will definitely happen one day! Glad I won’t be here to see it. Don’t wanna be killed by robots thank you very much 👌🏻
Who Are you
September 30, 2021 at 1:46 pm
This is actually a smart and actually futuristic thing
Prabu Moorthy
September 30, 2021 at 1:46 pm
Going to biggest failure product of the decade
M Ntsalu
September 30, 2021 at 2:01 pm
Is this an ad or a review?
Out On 2s
September 30, 2021 at 4:05 pm
But what if I kick it or step on it?…..LoL
rob
September 30, 2021 at 5:34 pm
im not sure what id use it for .. I think its cool , i have alexa.. But i dont have dogs or elderly people/.. And it doesnt seem to do any chores..If it cleaned my daughters room id be sold ( shes 3
Rajkiran Sarasam
September 30, 2021 at 6:31 pm
That’s wall-e ❤️
Markus Manfred
September 30, 2021 at 6:57 pm
….why not just make a human android. that’d be cooler.
bads
September 30, 2021 at 8:16 pm
8 minutes later I still don’t know what this thing does that’s game changing or even interesting. Do I need a tablet with drink holders that follows me around 🤷♂️
Mkewl2006
September 30, 2021 at 11:11 pm
Waiting for my invite letter. I am very excited to have Astro be part of my family. I can’t wait to see all the neat things we can come up with to help Astro be even more important in our daily lives 🥰🤗
Mario G. Cardiel
October 1, 2021 at 1:00 am
Hum, no thanks!
Mario G. Cardiel
October 1, 2021 at 1:02 am
Not interested in funding any more phallic trips to near orbit for Mr. Bezos.
Xavier Superflyy69
October 1, 2021 at 4:24 am
So I can walk around naked in the house anymore smh
Beings & Happenings
October 1, 2021 at 5:09 am
Nice
Jim McClane
October 1, 2021 at 5:19 am
Sounds good for a family that don’t trust each other.
VHTesla
October 1, 2021 at 6:33 am
Home security cameras have been hacked into previously: _”Family was watched through Nest security cameras”_ — CBS Chicago
(Incidentally, that incident realized the smarthome hacking from the “Almost Human” [2013] episode “Disrupt”.)
Astro is the equivalent of a roaming security camera — the average person doesn’t want strangers gaining access to Astro’s camera and motor control.
When the homebots have hands…
Mad Machanicest
October 1, 2021 at 9:40 am
Wow what a useless robot so worth so wroth 1000 usd. It’s so amazingly useless.
Retromann
October 1, 2021 at 10:41 am
Did you ever thought “Alexa is nice, but I wish she could Spy a little bit more?” Well, today is your Lucky day. Astro can not only record everything you say, but also everything you do. It can potentially read Documents, watching you in your Sleep or when you get out of your Shower and knows exactly what times you are at Home. Genius!
James Deal
October 1, 2021 at 11:59 am
It’s $1,500 unless you’re a day one buyer.
Don’t confuse people with a $1,000 price tag. Do some basic research.
Melody
October 1, 2021 at 12:21 pm
Very spooky spybot. Having your data being send over to god knows who on top of the possibility of it being compromise, duh you better not have it around.
Miguelon :)
October 1, 2021 at 12:29 pm
Just order 10 of them for my family 😁 cnt wait
Nicholas Wennerstrom
October 1, 2021 at 2:57 pm
5:30. Then don’t buy one.
Pa Là
October 1, 2021 at 3:38 pm
Does this remind you 1984, by George Orwell?
ElTalOrly
October 1, 2021 at 5:15 pm
Is it dog bite approved?
Sam G
October 1, 2021 at 7:49 pm
If SLAM works as well as advertised, maybe Amazon can take on the robotic vacuum market. Who knows, maybe even autonomous cars
M.Cat.Bones.85
October 1, 2021 at 7:54 pm
This is just a home data collector. No thanks for me.
North Carolina Clearance
October 1, 2021 at 8:03 pm
So all this thing does is spy on you. Haha good grief.
LockeNess Motorsports
October 1, 2021 at 10:42 pm
Black mirror
Amit Apollo Barman
October 1, 2021 at 11:28 pm
But can it steal baseball signs!?!?!
tCayce
October 2, 2021 at 2:22 am
I would really like to beat the _hit out of that thing. Anything else made with a camera that you plan to enter our personal lives is not a good thing. Are the same people buying this item, buying the new facesmash sunglasses. I know they’re happy for helping them keep tabs on the public. Give me a baseball bat!
Markus Hamilton
October 2, 2021 at 5:26 am
This is beyond hilarious! Asus created “Zenbo” in 2017 and Blue Frog Robotics created “Buddy” in 2018. The products were just not introduced to the US market. Now that Amazon (OMG, Amazon) copied the idea and uglified the design and of course adapted it for the US market (aka include a beer can holder) it’s all in a sudden the greatest ever. Three or four years ago, not a beep from cnet. Amazon didn’t do anything except copycat an existing product.
Hytale Fanboi
October 2, 2021 at 6:31 am
Yeah I’m a huge fan of mass surveillance, but I don’t speak enough Chinese to be able to move over there. Thx Amazon for your DIY solution
Craig H
October 2, 2021 at 6:44 am
Zoom out just a touch, I don’t need to see every pore on your skin lol
KeepingUpWithTheWrights
October 2, 2021 at 7:46 am
Technology is getting out of control
C Hopkins Hickman
October 2, 2021 at 4:11 pm
I wonder what’s next, 🤔 perhaps a karatebot?
Titen The Moor
October 2, 2021 at 5:13 pm
This seems like Amazon paid CNET for all this…I don’t trust this
David Grimaldos
October 2, 2021 at 5:55 pm
Astro isn’t weird, but your ears does
Bryan Simmons
October 2, 2021 at 5:56 pm
Astro’s biggest nemesis…a flight of stairs.
John Ruiz
October 2, 2021 at 6:52 pm
Let me know when Astro can wash dishes, vacuum etc. Then I am interested! 🤣
Pete M12
October 2, 2021 at 7:38 pm
NEVER LET AMAZON IN YOUR HOME – EVER! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
Pete M12
October 2, 2021 at 7:39 pm
REMEMBER – YOU ARE PAYING $1000 to a COMPANY TO BE SPIED ON BY NOT ONLY AMAZON BUT THE NSA, CIA, GOVT FIVE EYES – DONT BE A SHEEP!
parting6
October 3, 2021 at 12:42 am
I can’t wait for next year’s product “introducing the Amazon blackmail”
Malos
October 3, 2021 at 1:25 am
$1,000 + $20/month for extra features. And all these “security features” …in other words more ways to spy on you to sell your data/privacy. But hey it can beatbox!!!