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 ...

Vector doesn’t act like a robot. It won’t take off in a straight line and then stop as soon as its sensors detect something, then change direction and repeat.

Vector's processing happens onboard the robot. where in the past you had to do it. on more powerful computers in the cloud. That lets it do things like run a highly efficient.

The Anki Vector Robot is something different, however. It might look like one of Anki's remote controlled gadgets, but it's actually a "helpful robot" that uses artificial intelligence to become ...

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.

It takes a lot of tech to make Vector tick. The robot’s silicon heart is a Qualcomm ADPQ8009, a quad-core, 1.2GHz system-on-chip with an integrated processor, graphics chip, and low-power image ...

Anki is the company behind Cozmo , an AI-equipped toy robot that's sold over 1.5 million units.Unlike the kid-friendly Cozmo, Vector is designed for the entire family to interact with in the home ...

Vector is the follow-up to Anki's first Robot, Cozmo. While Cozmo was more focused on being a toy for kids, Vector aims to be a robot assistant.

The robot was able to scan me and learn my name all by saying, "Hey Vector, my name is Jake." In a similar fashion to Alexa or a Google Home, you need to say "Hey Vector," and the four-microphone ...

Vector is more of a threat to aibo, Sony's robot dog that has the same kind of pet-like presence (but none of the assistant functionality) for a much, much higher price.

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