Amazon Builds New Home-Robot Team, Job Listings Show

Amazon has assembled a new team working on a home robot and is recruiting engineers for the effort, according to a CNBC review of job listings published Sunday.

A listing for Amazon's Personal Robotics Group describes robots operating in dynamic home environments alongside family members. It seeks work on systems that can understand domestic spaces, including changing light, clutter, people and pets.

The effort follows Amazon's March acquisition of Fauna Robotics, the developer of the small humanoid robot Sprout. CNBC reported that former members of the Astro team are also involved in the new project.

Amazon has not announced a new consumer robot, a launch date or a price. The report said the type of robot being developed and the tasks it could perform remain unclear.

An Amazon spokesperson told CNBC that the company is committed to personal robotics but that a substantial gap remains between a controlled laboratory and everyday spaces such as a living room. Amazon said it continues to support Astro customers.