US EditionAmazon buys Fauna Robotics, maker of the Sprout humanoid robot
Amazon integrates Fauna's $50,000 Sprout robot and its 50 employees into its Personal Robotics Group to enhance consumer humanoid robot development.
- On Tuesday, Amazon confirmed its acquisition of Fauna Robotics, a New York-based startup that builds "approachable" humanoid robots for consumers and businesses.
- Earlier this year, Fauna launched Sprout, a $50,000 bipedal robot standing 3.5 feet tall and weighing 50 lbs, designed to be "approachable and human-friendly."
- While Amazon boasts of deploying more than 1 million robots across warehouse operations, the company launched the $1,600 Astro personal robot in 2021 with limited consumer traction.
- Fauna's roughly 50 employees will join Amazon's Personal Robotics Group, with the startup operating as "Fauna, an Amazon company" while continuing Sprout deployments to researchers.
- Competition in the space includes the Telsa Optimus and Figure robot, with Alphabet Inc. and Apple Inc. also expressing interest in the burgeoning consumer humanoid market.
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