Amazon buys startup Fauna Robotics
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Amazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, a startup known for its kid-sized humanoid robots, including the Sprout, which is designed to be approachable and human-friendly. Founded in 2024 by former engineers from Meta and Google, Fauna's team of 50 employees will join Amazon's operations in New York City.
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Sprout is a 59-pound bipedal robot priced at $50,000 that began shipping earlier this year.
This acquisition marks Amazon's second robotics purchase within the same month, following its acquisition of Rivr.
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