A new “home robot” is coming. Vector is Anki’s latest tiny device that’s designed to recognize your face, tell you the weather, and react to its environment.

Computer vision / selfie cam: 1080p camera Vector is a fully-autonomous home robot. It’s not a toy, although it is a lot of fun and can play some games (such as blackjack).

Anki Vector is an adorable robot and smart home helper ... The robot also has a front-facing HD camera on board for taking photos or, perhaps eventually, home monitoring.

(robotic sounds) Think of Vector like a less creepy Amazon Alexa. You can ask it for the weather. ... Yes, the robot comes equipped with a camera, both so it can navigate and notice your face.

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 first non-toy device from Anki is a small and personable robot named Vector. With no smart home controls features at launch, he will mostly be a buddy.

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. When it ...

I spent some time with Anki Vector, the tiny robot with a big personality, and honestly, it surprised me. With expressive eyes, voice recognition, and a curious attitude, it feels more like a ...

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Vector's brain, on the other hand, is the Qualcomm APQ8009 processor, whose four Cortex-A7 cores provide enough power for the robot to analyze the data from its sensors autonomously.

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.