Mar 10, 2021 11:08:00

Some details of Amazon's 'Vesta' project to develop domestic robots with display and voice recognition leaked

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It's been rumored for a long time that Amazon is working on a 'Vesta ' project to develop a domestic robot, but the details have finally been leaked. According to sources, Amazon has introduced hundreds of workers to Vesta.

Amazon's long-rumored Vesta home robot project details leak --SlashGear
https://www.slashgear.com/amazons-long-rumored-vesta-home-robot-project-details-leak-09663001/

Information that Amazon is developing a domestic robot in a project named 'Vesta' is reported as of 2018. Little was known about the robots being developed at Vesta, but it was predicted to be something like a 'moving Alexa' that would stick to the user and move around.

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Business Insider got the latest information about Vesta from insiders. According to media reports, Amazon has more than 800 workers in Vesta, and Amazon Lab126 , the hardware development department within Amazon, is focusing on the project.

The robot being developed by the Vesta project not only incorporates Amazon's voice recognition program Alexa, but also has multiple integrated cameras, displays, and the mobility to move around freely in the house. With that, it is a configuration reminiscent of Softbank's Pepper. It seems that there is disagreement within Amazon as to whether or not this robot will eventually hit the market and become a product for general consumers.

According to media reports, Vesta has experienced multiple production delays, and some employees in the company said that the domestic robot being developed at Vesta was 'low market demand, with Amazon's Fire Phone. I think they will follow the same path. '

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Vesta started as a domestic robot development project in 2017, about four years ago, and sources claim that Vesta was Amazon's 'top priority' at the time.

SlashGear, a tech news media, said, 'There is no doubt that smart speakers and displays are popular among consumers, but buyers accept domestic robots (with elements of smart speakers and displays). I don't know if it's ready or if Amazon will abandon this project, 'he said, and the domestic robots developed by Vesta will actually hit the market. I'm skeptical about it.