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His display will show that information as well. You can ask him for certain bits of information such as the weather and the time, both of which he’ll speak aloud. Vector is very much a companion right now, more so than a robot with tons of utility. And he’s really happy when you ask him for a fist bump and then give him one. He often raises his arms quickly to make gestures of happiness too. When you play with Vector, his eyes look around and light up. He even purrs a few times like a cat after that. When he goes to his charger, he makes a little happy sound and then his eyes droop to appear like he’s sleeping. His moves, sounds, and facial expressions are in a word: cute.

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Plus it brings a world of potential.įrom a fun factor, Vector’s animations were created with input from Pixar. And at this price point, that’s impressive. Of course, when Vector is in use or wandering about he’s actually mapping his environment as well. “There he goes again! I wonder what he’s doing?” she’ll say when Vector decides he’s been bored for one millisecond too long. My wife, who is generally not wowed by technology in general, actually loves this aspect. Sure, they’re not very exciting things - he may go explore his surroundings or play with his (included) cube - but it’s fascinating to see he just wander off his charging station, making little sounds and rolling around as if curious. Vector will respond to voice commands but he also does things on his own. It’s this combination of radio chips and the processor that brings a bit of autonomy to Vector, something Cozmo didn’t have. He has a Snapdragon 200-level chip, a capacitive touch sensor, a beamforming, 4-microphone array, 120-degree wide angle HD camera, four drop sensors, an IR laser scanner with three-foot range, a 6-axis gyroscope/accelerometer, color IPS display, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi radios. Inside, however, Vector has quite a bit of smarts and connectivity. From the outside, you can’t really tell the difference between the new Vector and the old Cozmo model. What makes Vector interesting to me is that all of the processing power has moved from a smartphone app - which is how Cozmo worked - directly into the robot.

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Anki introduced Vector as a Kickstarter project so I got my little robot for $199 it’s available now online and in retail locations for the full suggested price. So let’s do that, starting with the $249 Anki Vector, a follow up to Anki’s Cozmo that launched two years ago.

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In fact, shortly after the Vector was on sale, the company released an update that made it compatible with Amazon Alexa.We need to talk more about robots here. Like you would ask Amazon Alexa or Google Home any questions, you can do the same with the Vector, keep reminders, set timers, and more. That means it can double up as a voice assistant. Built-In Microphone – The Vector comes with its own onboard beamforming four-microphone array.Vector can connect to a WiFi network independently, which adds so much more functionality. WiFi Connectivity – Anki Vector is capable of connecting to a WiFi network by itself, which further adds more functionality.That also means the Vector can support onboard processing with no need for a companion device.

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This upgrade means that there is a jaw-dropping increase in speed from 100MHz to 1.2GHz. With the Vector, the company has upgraded the processor from a simple Arm Cortex 4 to a highly impressive Qualcomm Snapdragon 200.

Upgraded Processor – The Cozmo has one massive limitation: it relies on an app and device for processing.

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