While the utility of the Astro is currently up for debate, it’s absolutely adorable. This is the key that’s going to unlock a lot of doors for this robot, and Amazon knows it. Nobody is begging to have a roaming surveillance system in their home, but slap a pair of googly eyes on it, give it a cute name and the public will pay you for the privilege.

Newcome-Beill, A. (2021, October 2). Amazon is hijacking our emotions to put robots in our homes. The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/2/22675512/amazon-astro-robot-emotion-pets-anki-vector