Amazon acquires humanoid developer Fauna Robotics

Fauna Robotics’ Sprout humanoid robot is small, lightweight, and soft to the touch, making it safer than the average humanoid robot. | Source: Fauna Robotics

Amazon.com Inc. is acquiring the New York-based humanoid robot developer Fauna Robotics Inc., an Amazon spokesperson confirmed to The Robot Report. Fauna’s around 50 employees, including its founders Rob Cochran and Josh Merel, will join Amazon.

Fauna currently offers Sprout, a humanoid robot for research, released earlier this year.