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Meet Vector, the tiny home robot

2018-08-08
this is vector a robot that snores he also tells you the weather lets you set a timer or even play a game of blackjack vector is from the makers of the cosmo toy robot so it's no surprise they look related and yes vector is a heat according to his creators unlike cosmo vector is fully autonomous so you don't need your phone to play the idea is that vector lives on the kitchen counter all rolls around your home it's a virtual assistant and cute companion in one with a color IPS display to show how his feeling and a touch sensor on the back if you say hey vector take a photo of me he works out the best framing and takes a shot soon he'll get a messaging feature so when he sees a face he recognizes he delivers a message for kids you could set it up so vector rolls up and says hey you didn't clean your room when they get home from school a range of sensors stops vector from rolling off a table and it can also map out spaces for microphones detect the direction of who's talking so if you say hey vector come here it works out where you are and moves towards you even though the robot is connected to the cloud Anke says the photos never leave your device and voice data is never stored vector is 249 dollars which isn't exactly cheap but it is a lot more affordable than many other much bigger robots for the home like buddy or misty at launch it will have around 100 to 150 responses but this will grow and Anki is planning to push out updates every month if you want to get your hands on one vector will also be available on Kickstarter for a discounted price of 199 dollars shipping in October like its older sibling Cosmo and SDK will be available in early 2019 Siri code vector for yourself
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