Report says Amazon has a top-secret project involving robots for the home

After creating the smart speaker category in 2015, and in the process developing what many consider the top virtual assistant in the industry, what does Amazon do next? According to a report published today, the company has a top-secret plan to build a robot for the home. The same group inside Amazon responsible for the Amazon Echo, Lab126, is said to be working on the robot. The program is reportedly codenamed "Vesta," who in the Roman religion is the virgin goddess of the hearth, home, and family.

Anonymous sources said to be knowledgeable about "Vesta" say that the robot is like a mobile ...