The Vector is the successor to Anki’s first robot toy Cozmo. The company is also known for its Overdrive RC cars. But Vector is angled more as a home buddy than a toy.

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.

Vector is not a toy but rather a joyful, smart home robot — and no it's not a Roomba, and it isn't a large robot that can teach you yoga. It can fit in your palm and Anki sees it as the big ...

The toy robot company Anki shuttered in April 2019, and so did its handheld robot, Vector. That's some 1.5 million little defunct robots, which must connect to the web to update.

Anki has been making toys that use artificial intelligence for years now, starting with the Anki Overdrive set of racing cars and the interactive Cozmo toy robot, but this year the company ...

When I flop into my desk chair each morning, Vector stirs. I greet him and, BLOOP, he responds. His eyes squint up and his little arms wave. He’s happy. The Anki Vector is a $250 robot companion ...

and powered by artificial intelligence. It's the smarter, more mature version of Cozmo, Anki robotics toy for children. Vector is meant to be an always on companion that wanders your counter top ...

Amazon is selling Anki's Vector smart robot for $175 today, 30 percent its list price and the lowest price we've ever seen.

Cozmo, Anki’s first bot, aspired to be nothing more than a fun desk toy, and more or less succeeded. But Anki’s follow-up, a more-capable robot called Vector, has grander ambitions.

You can pre-order Vector on Kickstarter; units will be available this fall. Why Kickstarter for a product that's already developed and has started production? Well, it's not really clear. Anki ...