Amazon unveils ‘Jetsons’-like roaming robot for the home

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon’s caller robot tin hear, spot and travel you astir the home, but its nary Rosey the Robot. Amazon’s version, called Astro, doesn’t navigator oregon cleanable similar the animated quality from “The Jetsons.” But it tin cheque if you near the stove connected portion you’re out, oregon nonstop an alert if idiosyncratic enters the location it doesn’t recognize. It uses cameras, sensors and artificial exertion to debar walls oregon dogs, and Amazon said Astro volition lone get smarter arsenic clip goes on. The $1,500 robot, which volition beryllium sent retired to customers aboriginal this year, was 1 of a slew of gadgets Amazon unveiled Tuesday arsenic portion of its yearly lawsuit up of the holidays.