The AI-powered robot in my home just figured out how to bypass the barrier I built to stop it. It’s only a matter of seconds before it’s upon me. Luckily for me, the robot in question is a Vector unit ...

AI and Machine Learning are buzzwords we’ve been hearing a lot of late, especially with regards to smartphones. But hey, there’s much more to AI than just scene detection on your camera app! While ...

In my many years testing all sorts of gadgets, few things have elicited as much spontaneous joy as Anki's Cozmo, its adorable robot for kids. Mostly, that was because it had a personality. Behind all ...

Robotics and AI toy company Anki has made a new robot, Vector, which looks suspiciously like its children’s bot Cozmo. The obvious difference? The bright livery has been ditched in favour of sombre ...

Lexy was a producer and on-air presenter who covered consumer tech, including the latest smartphones, wearables and emerging trends like assistive robotics. She won two Gold Telly Awards for her video ...

If Vector were just a cute toy, the price would actually be quite high. However, thanks to its numerous sensors, Vector also offers a good introduction to (robot) programming. to install all the ...

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 ...

BROOKSTON, Ind. − One local teacher has transformed not just her own curriculum, but her school's learning methods with two little robots. Mindy Brennan, the computer lab teacher at Frontier ...

Sci-fi has long promised that robots would be living in our houses someday, helping us out and basically becoming a member of the family. But that hasn't really happened yet – after all, it's hard to ...

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 ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. In late 2016, San Francisco-based robotics company Anki released Cozmo, a robotic toy brimming with personality. The little guy ...