The following submission statement was provided by /u/WallStreetDoesntBet:

Multinational tech giant Amazon recently released a household robot named Astro. The robot, currently available by invitation only, puts Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa, onto a dog-sized body with wheels that roams around your living space.

Astro’s primary function is home monitoring and security.

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