Amazon has put together a team working on a “new-to-world robot product,” according to CNBC’s review of the company’s job postings and LinkedIn profiles, published November 8, 2026. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the company wants to play a role in personal robotics but did not describe the product, according to CNBC.

What CNBC found

  • The group reportedly includes much of the former Astro team, an MIT roboticist hired this year and some staff in Amazon’s Personal Robotics Group who previously worked at Lab126. CNBC does not name the roboticist or the team’s leader.
  • An engineering posting, since removed, said: “Robots are about to step out of the movies and into our homes.” It described a product for “dynamic home environments” and “autonomous operation alongside family members.”
  • A June posting aimed to “create robots that are not just functional, but delightful.” An October posting for a field support engineer covers customer support and on-site repair.
  • A user-experience listing would “define what it feels like to live with a Fauna robot.” Another reads: “Our goal is simple: make robots people actually want to live and interact with in everyday human spaces.”

The Fauna connection

CNBC reports that Amazon acquired Fauna, a New York company, in March, and that Fauna became part of the Personal Robotics Group. Fauna makes Sprout, a humanoid robot about 3.5 feet tall that is designed to be “friendly and capable” and has mainly been used by developers and researchers. CNBC suggests Amazon could adapt Fauna’s robots for homes or businesses and presents that as speculation.

What Amazon said

Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser said the company bought Fauna because it is “committed to tackling the challenges that can unlock the personal robotics category,” and that “we intend to play an important role in making that future a reality,” according to CNBC. He said a large gap remains between lab demonstrations and real living spaces. Amazon says it has applied lessons, talent and experience from Astro to its other robotics efforts and that it still supports Astro owners.

What is not confirmed

CNBC says it is “unclear what kind of home robot the group is developing.” The article does not confirm the product, its tasks, price or launch date, or whether Fauna’s robots will be used in homes or businesses. CNBC also reports that some Astro owners believe the product is being discontinued; the article does not confirm this, and Amazon says it continues to support Astro.

Sources and notes

This post is based on CNBC’s article by Annie Palmer, published November 8, 2026. The team’s existence and staffing come from CNBC’s analysis of job posts and LinkedIn profiles, not from a direct Amazon statement. Lens did not view the postings, which CNBC says include one that has been removed, and did not contact Amazon.

Image: Sony’s dog-shaped Aibo consumer home robot on a display stand, by Algebar via Wikimedia Commons, released under CC BY-SA 4.0; cropped. Stand-in photo of a different company’s home robot; it does not show Amazon’s robots or the events described.