Amazon wants with its connected home products not only to dominate all rooms, but almost to “chase” us wherever we move. This could be the concept of Amazon Astro, a robot with camera, tablet and Alexa that thanks to some wheels moves freely throughout the home.
The Amazon Astro is a kind of tablet with wheels, as its shapes seem to resemble the body of a vacuum cleaner with a built-in tablet as a head and a periscope camera. The Amazon Astro follows our movements to be able make video calls from anywhere or record everything we do.
Amazon Astro datasheet
Amazon Astro | |
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Camera | 12-megapixel periscope Can be raised up to 107 cm |
Connections | USB-C for accessory connection Also serves as a 15W mobile charger |
Battery | Two hours of autonomy Charge from 0 to 100% in 45 minutes Autonomous charging |
Wheels | 12 inches |
Price | $ 999.99 (promotion) $ 1,449 (final) |
Where is WALL-E or where is Astro
The first impression on seeing the Amazon Astro is that it could well be a cross between WALL-E and Eva, but also the gifted pupil of Sony’s Aibo. The Amazon model is made up of a body with large wheels and a head formed by the tablet that serves as eyes and face.
It is with that tablet and thanks to the use of a periscope camera, with which we can make video calls from anywhere in the house (to which the Wi-Fi signal reaches) and the one that is responsible for recording us if we wish. In addition, through this screen the Amazon Astro communicates with us by displaying different notifications and notifications.
At the top of what would become the “neck”, the Amazon Astro has a camera that rises like a periscope. She is in charge of recording us but also of monitoring everything that happens at home. In fact, this chamber can rise to just over a meter from the ground.
And at this point you have to see what the possibilities of Amazon Astro are. A robot that we know can monitor that everything is fine at home and that ** is complemented by the Alexa Guardv service, so that it can detect sounds of a smoke alarm or a glass breaking to send an alert to our mobile .
The Amazon Astro can function as a classic surveillance camera, monitoring the home and everything that happens and sending videos so that we can see the state of our home at all times if we are away.
And for the most suspicious and those who care about privacy, all the data it processes from sensors and cameras is managed locally. What’s more, we can activate and deactivate your cameras and microphones at any time and establish areas of the house that cannot be accessed, as if it were a[cleaningrobot[robotdelimpiezasetratase
Amazon also announces that the Astro can be a kind of robotic assistant thanks to the Alexa Together service, so that it can be of help to older people by sending notices or creating routines. Assistant and butler, because in the upper body, as a tray, can carry objects up to 2 kilos in weight. This tray can also be used to place the mobile and charge it, because thanks to the USB Type C port it allows a 15-watt charge.
In terms of autonomy, the Amazon Astro charges automatically when the battery runs out, a process that takes 45 minutes to charge 100% of the battery and offer two hours of autonomy.
Price and availability
The Amazon Astro will be available before the end of the year in the United States at A promotional price of $ 999.99, since the normal price will be 1,499.99 dollars.