Amazon has acquired New York City-based Fauna Robotics just a couple of months after it unveiled Sprout, a cute humanoid robot.
Specific details of the buyout have yet to be shared, but Fauna CEO Rob Cochran said in a LinkedIn post on Tuesday that he was “incredibly excited” about the development.
“When we launched in NYC back in February 2024, we set out with a clear mission: to ‘build capable, safe, and fun robots for everyone,’” Cochran wrote in the post. “Looking back at how far we’ve come in just two years, I am immensely proud of everything our team has accomplished.”
But what does the buyout mean for Sprout, its friendly humanoid robot designed to operate safely in shared human spaces?
Cochran reassured owners that it’s still selling the Sprout Creator Edition robots to new customers and is providing continued support to all of its existing ones.
“Essentially, no
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