Amazon builds new home robot team around walking humanoid Sprout
Amazon just formed a new Personal Robotics Group and acquired Fauna Robotics, the startup behind the 3.5-foot humanoid Sprout. The new unit brings together hardware veterans from Lab126 and the original Astro team to tackle home robotics with bipedal machines. Why it matters: After Astro stalled in invite-only limbo and the iRobot buyout collapsed, Amazon is rebooting its home ambitions with humanoids.