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.

Vector looks like Anki's Cozmo toy robot, save for the darker color scheme, but it's actually a cloud-connected, smart home-controlling voice assistant. I’ve been PCMag’s home entertainment ...

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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 ...

The beloved Vector robot, which first captured our hearts back in 2018, has made a return, now in the form of the Open Source Kit for Robots (OSKR). At first glance, it’s the same charming desk ...

Vector costs $249, and for the price you’re getting an early-adopter home robot with one heck of a personality. It can do some neat tricks that will leave a lasting impression.

Recap: Vector is Anki's fourth major product behind Anki Drive, the racing game featured during Apple's WWDC 2013 keynote, Anki Overdrive (its follow-up) and Cozmo, the company's first standalone ...

The makers of Kuri deliberately designed their robot. to speak in beeps and boops, so people wouldn't overestimate what it can do. Vector on the other hand speaks English. because the whole point ...

Anki has fitted its robot with a Snapdragon 200 processor that’s as powerful as some low-end Android phones, as well as cloud connectivity that lets Anki continually tweak Vector’s smarts via ...

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