Let's take a closer look at what it can do:īrings Alexa to you around the home: Sure. And I just don't see that working out for Astro.
In other words, it's not enough for a robot to be useful, it also has to be uniquely useful in a way that doesn't place additional burdens of complexity or efficiency or cost on the end user. As with any robot, however, a crucial question to ask is whether that robot is really the best way of solving a problem, or if instead the robot is actually just a much flashier way of doing something that could be done more efficiently through existing non-robotic technology. But of course, Amazon is quite correct, Astro can certainly be used around the house in these ways. Oh, that's how they came up with four, because two of them are the same. Helps you look out for loved ones: Astro will be able to help customers who are remotely caring for elderly relatives and loved ones. With Ring Protect Pro, a new subscription service from Ring, you can set Astro to autonomously patrol your home when you're out, proactively investigate when an event is detected. Provides peace of mind with Ring: Astro also works with Ring, adding to the peace of mind in keeping your home safe. Astro can move autonomously around your home, navigate to check in on specific areas, show you a live view of rooms through the Astro app, or even send alerts if it detects an unrecognized person. Check in on your home: When you're away, Astro helps provide the peace of mind that comes with knowing your home is safe. Watch as the rest of the video fails to answer that very question, which is a question you'd ideally want to have completely locked down before you build a robot and shoot a PR video:Īccording to Amazon, the following "are just a few of the ways Astro can be used around the house," although I'm frankly astonished they were able to come up with even this many: Brings Alexa to you around the home: When you're home, Astro brings the benefits of Alexa to you, including information, entertainment, smart home control, and more. "What are we going to do with a robot," a woman asks in this PR video about Astro. Yesterday, Amazon announced a mobile home robot called Astro, which we've been expecting for the past several years.
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