Amazon.com held a gadget-fest this past week, introducing a grab bag of new and updated consumer and smart-home products, including a new Amazon Smart Thermostat, a Blink Video Doorbell, and new Ring home-security devices and services.

But the headliner was Astro, a shin-high mobile robot powered by Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant. “Amazon Astro uses advanced navigation technology to find its way around your home and go where you need it. When you’re not using Astro, it will hang out close by at the ready,” Amazon says on its…

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