15.11.2023 15:36 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Amazon’s dinky Astro robot is now available as a security guard

It’s been a couple of years since Amazon first showed off Astro, its Alexa-equipped home robot with an extendable camera. Now the company is announcing Astro for Business which will let small and medium-size businesses use Astro as a security guard. Amazon thinks it’s here they’ll get the most use from the platform, keeping watch over business sites no larger than 5,000 square feet. It’s $2,350 for a unit, and the buying company will get four months (down from an original promise of six) free access to both Ring Protect Pro ($20 a month) and Astro Security ($60 a month). The former lets you hook up to an existing Ring setup, while the latter lets you set up specific patrol routes and alerts. Users that pay for both will also get the chance to upgrade to Virtual Security Guard for $99, which routes the feed to a local monitoring company when it detects something is awry. Astro has been kinda/sorta available to consumers for a while now, but only part as a limited, invite-only system. Am

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