Amazon's new robot helper Astro is available to buy by invite only for $1,000. I got my hands on one to test for over two weeks -- and I needed every minute of that time. Astro works as a smart ...

The tech giant’s first foray into home robotics violates a key tech product tenet: Don’t be a nuisance. Amazon Astro is the rare tech product that makes a point of getting in your way. For the past ...

Amazon is bricking all Astro for Business robots on September 25. It first released the robot about eight months ago as a security device for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) for $2,350, but ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Amazon’s household robot is exactly what I expected, but it’s not what I wanted and it definitely isn ...

David Priest is an award-winning writer and editor who formerly covered home security for CNET. But Astro isn't the first device to learn to navigate your home. Robot vacuums have been doing it for ...