![]() ![]() ![]() Vector, on the other hand, basically does his own thing. How you interacted with Cozmo was part of what made that robot so much fun. The blocks and games felt like a meaningful part of the experience. When we first got Cozmo into the office, members of the staff would sit for hours trying all the little games that were possible. While yes, Vector does not need an app to function, and once connected to a Wi-Fi connection basically every feature can be accessed through voice alone, there are simply fewer ways to interact with him when compared to Cozmo. Vector manages to feel like a much more free, yet somehow more restrictive toy compared to Cozmo. I have come downstairs and walked into the room only to find Vector has already made himself busy throwing off all obstructions standing in the way of his exploration. From throwing your car keys off the table because they were in his way to dancing to the music coming out of the speakers, Vector will find ways to entertain himself even if you are busy doing other things. Everyone that walks up to Vector will very quickly understand where the little robot’s state of mind is at.Īs Vector drives around the world-normallyyour living room or table-the little robot will interact with his surroundings. The little screen that makes up most of the head manages to convey some very emotive expressions from sadness to joy. Let’s get it out of the way now: Vector has been built to be easy to identify with. The only difference is that Vector comes jam-packed with personality, and it can all be unlocked during a brief initial setup and the simple command, “Hey Vector”. At first glance, it looks like many other toy robots you would find scattering the shelves of toy stores. The tiny robot is reminiscent of a small toy truck with tread wheels, a small screen on the front of a tilting head, and a little forklift-like arm, all connected to a gold and grey body. Vector takes many design cues from Cozmo. While it can feel a tad limited at times, when it works, it’s simplya magical experience. Now, Anki has released Vector, a new robot companion with the same core concept as Cozmobut without the need for an app and with the addition of a virtual assistant built in. Once you opened the app the little robot would play with you ,explore, and could even be used to learn minor programming concepts. Last year, Cozmo thrilled us with the potential of a robot friend. ![]() The answers are brief and to the point, though sometimes hard to understand due to the robotic voice.Anki’s smart toys keep pushing the boundary between toy and tech. You can ask it questions to get Wikipedia-type answers, though this is a slow, three-step process that requires you to trigger it, then pause, then say “ I have a question”, then pause, then answer your question. Through the trigger phrase of ‘Hey Vector’, you can ask for the weather (below), set a timer, play Blackjack (but no other games), take rather low-quality photos. There’s something I really like about Anki trying to replicate an animal or person with its own needs and desires, rather than a only-there-if-you-need-me, stately home servant persona of Alexa or Siri.īeyond being a companion, Vector’s functionality is rather limited. It then responds with noises of its own as if to say ‘hey, remember way’. Even when sent to sleep, Vector will sometimes wake up, which seems to be if it detects a noise. The whole time it burbles to itself and to you, and there’s no way to silence this short of telling it to go to sleep, or turning it off – which some people will find irritating. ![]()
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