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Vector, a tiny desktop companion robot that was both surprisingly endearing and unsurprisingly useless, met its demise earlier this year when its creator, Anki, ran out of money and shut down.But ...
It’s charming, smart, and it’s mobile. The question is: Can Vector succeed where other home robots have failed?
The Vector home robot is here, and he looks amazing. Anyone who has ever watched Star Wars, Short Circuit, or WALL-E has surely dreamed about having a robot buddy to come live with them.
Anki’s Vector is a home robot with a personality. It can recognize voice commands, detect familiar faces, and play games — and that’s just the start. Skip to main content ...
Unlike Cozmo, Anki's first robot, Vector is not a toy and is instead meant to be a robot companion. Vector is autonomous, cloud-connected, always on, and ready to help you get through the day.
Assets belonging to defunct robot toy company Anki have been bought by an ed-tech firm named Digital Dream Labs, which promises to save Anki’s robots from an untimely demise. Digital Dream Labs ...
The future of the Vector social robot has been uncertain since its creator, Anki, closed down in 2019. But now a Pittsburgh firm has stepped in to give the robot a new lease of life.
Speaking of which, Vector isn't exactly cheap himself – at US$250, he's more expensive than any of the home assistant speakers, and can't really compete with them in terms of functionality.
Anki’s mobile robot companion Vector could be getting a new personality. The company says it’s going to integrate Alexa into the bot sometime in the future, though it’s not clear what that ...