Amazon just bought a startup making kid-size humanoid robots
By Kirsten Korosec
Published on March 25, 2026.
Amazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, a two-year-old startup that is developing kid-size humanoid robots. The acquisition was announced without disclosing the financial details. Fauna's employees, including its founders, will join Amazon in New York. This is the second robotics acquisition this month.
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