Amazon acquires Fauna Robotics to enter consumer robot market with Sprout model.
Tech giant Amazon has acquired New York-based startup Fauna Robotics, marking its second robotics purchase this month and a strategic entry into the human-shaped humanoid sector known for producing "approachable" robots like their popular Sprout line; while sources confirm that former employees from M will be involved in founding details of new ventures.
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1Amazon has acquired Fauna Robotics for the second time this month.
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2Fauna is developing kid-size and consumer-facing humanoids like Sprout designed to be 'approachable'.
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3The acquisition marks Amazon's entry into a burgeoning market of humanoid robots.
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Amazon has acquired Fauna Robotics to enter the burgeoning consumer market for humanoids.
— [Mar 24, 19:37] Amazon se hace con Fauna Robotics y entra en el mercado de robots humanoides (Larepublica)Fauna's employees are developing kid-size humanoid robots designed by former Meta and Google engineers to be used in social spaces like homes.
— [Mar 25, 00:具体的] The acquisition of Fauna Robotics is the second robotics startup Amazon has purchased this month. (Techcrunch)'We are excited about Fauna's vision to build capable and fun robots for everyone,' according an Amazon spokesperson who confirmed Tuesday that they have acquired a company which builds 'approachable' humanoid.
— [Mar 24, 19:37] Amazon acquires 'approachable' humanoid maker (CNBC)'We are excited about Fauna's vision to build capable and fun robots for everyone,' according an Amazon spokesperson who confirmed Tuesday that they have acquired a company which builds approachable humanoids.
— [Mar 24, 19:37] CNBCAmazon announced the acquisition of Fauna Robotics and revealed details about terms being undisclosed while confirming employee relocation to New York City; this marks Amazon's second confirmed robotic company purchase in a single month, following its recent buyout of Rivr. Both deals involve startups developing humanoid or autonomous delivery robots without publicly disclosed financial specifics for either transaction.
Amazon acquired Fauna Robotics for undisclosed terms just under two months before introducing Sprout, a $50,000 humanoid social companion designed to interact with people rather than perform heavy labor like Amazon's warehouse robots. The New York-based startup will operate as an independent company within the larger organization while focusing on software development and research partnerships that include Disney.
Amazon has confirmed an undisclosed deal acquisition Fauna Robotics on Tuesday. The New York-based startup will merge into Amazon's operations with roughly 50 employees relocating from NYC while retaining its name as a subsidiary, following recent moves by the tech giant in robotics through acquisitions like Kiva Systems and Rivr to expand capabilities beyond warehouse automation toward consumer-facing humanoid robots such as Sprout.
Amazon.com Inc. acquired New York-based startup Fauna Robotics for an undisclosed sum and its roughly $30 million funding history remains unchanged by this transaction alone; Amazon didn't disclose the acquisition price, but confirmed it will integrate 50 employees into Personal Robotics Group while continuing to deploy Sprout with researchers outside of their own operations without a specific consumer marketing plan yet.