SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon revealed a camera-equipped home robot on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) that users can deploy to patrol their houses, a device that one of the project's developers said was making science fiction a reality.

The tech giant cheered the "Astro" robot as a breakthrough for security and convenience but digital watchdogs raised concerns for potential risks to people's most private moments at home.

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