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Amazon is still engaged on a robot that can roam round properties, in line with Bloomberg.
A prototype of the robot, codenamed “Vesta,” is about “waist-high,” might be managed by voice and is able to transferring round by itself utilizing built-in cameras, in line with the report.
An analogous report final April revealed that Amazon is in creating home robots which may have the ability to present entry to the corporate’s Amazon Alexa voice assistant irrespective of the place you might be. Bloomberg mentioned the robot is not able to launch this 12 months as initially deliberate.
An Amazon consultant declined to remark.
Amazon has continued to take a position in robotics and in June launched new warehouse robots together with the Pegasus and Xanthus.
Amazon usually holds huge product reveal occasions at its Seattle headquarters in September. Last 12 months, Amazon launched 15 new Alexa-enabled merchandise, together with a microwave. Bloomberg mentioned a brand new “higher quality Echo speaker” will probably be introduced this 12 months, which is in line with what the corporate has achieved in the previous.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/12/amazon-vesta-home-robot-prototype-still-in-development.html
