I know I’m not going to have a robot zipping around my home, working through random chores, anytime soon. But is a simple autonomous companion so much to ask for? Anki’s new Vector bot wants to be ...

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There are plenty smarter and cheaper connected devices out there, but none of them will be your friend. Vector will. If I was reviewing Anki’s Vector as just another smart speaker or Alexa-enabled ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. When Anki unveiled its ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...