It was designed for home security monitoring, remote care of elderly relatives, and as a virtual assistant that can follow a person from room to room.
[2] In 2022, Amazon announced a pilot program connecting Astro to the Ring security system, allowing workers in a remote call centre to control Astro to investigate security alerts.
[3][4] Mark Gurman of Bloomberg News says that, six months after its release, hardly anyone was talking about Astro online, and that Amazon had shipped only a few hundred units, at most.
[8] David Priest of CNET observes that "For now, this robot remains a luxury item, for people with a lot of money to try out a cutting-edge technology that still lacks a compelling use case.
[10] The announcement in September 2022 that Astro would function as a security guard connected to Ring security devices for homes and small businesses[11] led Gizmodo to comment on the increasing "creepiness" of Astro.