Mechanized toymaker Anki will dip a toe into the home robotics market on October 12 with the debut of Vector–a diminutive $250 bulldozer-looking character packing the processing power and algorithms ...

Anki’s Vector isn’t your typical smart speaker. Yes, it can set a timer and tell you the weather, but it’s not tethered to a plug. It’s not even stationary. It’s a smart robot with a personality that ...

If there’s a robot uprising anytime soon, it seems unlikely to start in our living rooms. Robotic vacuums like Roomba sell well because they are so handy. But other types of home robots–pets and ...

Anki has released a bunch of successful products in the past, but until now they’ve all been toys. The Anki Vector Robot is something different, however. It might look like one of Anki’s remote ...

That's the first big difference. The second is how Anki is bringing Vector to market. Rather than launching directly from a retailer, the company is going after early-early-adopters via a Kickstarter ...

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First the robots came for factory workers, then they came for taxi drivers – and now they're coming for your dog. Anki's new home robot, named Vector, is part pet and part digital assistant, but just ...

In short: Anki has just announced its first robot, which is called Vector. It’s a small personal robot that can do different things for you around the home. Think of it like Google Assistant or Amazon ...

Vector, the robot companion created by defunct tech startup Anki, looks set for a new lease on life. Educational tech company Digital Dream Labs (DDL) has stepped in to give the diminutive robot a ...

Anki's Vector, the $2 million Kickstarter darling, is out today, and he's ready to be your best friend. Vector is the follow-up to Anki's first Robot, Cozmo. While Cozmo was more focused on being a ...