But sadly, this little robot, at least in its current form, left my heart broken and wanting more. If you’ve played with Anki’s Cozmo, or remember our review, Vector will seem very similar.

The fundamental advance for Vector is that he’s autonomous in a way that Cozmo isn’t. Anki’s first robot was a bit like the Mechanical Turk –a robot built in 1770 to play chess against humans.

Anki's first robot was Cozmo, which was more of a toy than a true robot, but the company followed that up with Vector, which can respond to voice, has great programmed emotions, eye movements and ...

Vector is Anki's latest play to bring a robot into every home, Sofman tells Engadget. And while that might seem lofty, the company already had a huge success with Cozmo.

Anki's Vector probably won't win you over as a traditional smart device, but its personality will melt your heart.

Meet Vector, Anki's mini home robot with a big personality From the makers of Cozmo, Vector is a fully autonomous robot that rolls around your home, ready to answer your questions or play a game.

Simply put, Vector is Cozmo for adults. In many ways, the new ‘bot is built on the lessons learned from Cozmo, coupled with more advanced internals. Vector has ~700 parts — double the number ...

Vector looks like Anki's Cozmo toy robot, save for the darker color scheme, but it's actually a cloud-connected, smart home-controlling voice assistant.

Anki's Vector is a home robot with a personality. It can recognize voice commands, detect familiar faces, and play games -- and that's just the start.

Anki's Vector, the $2 million Kickstarter darling, is out today, and he's ready to be your best friend. Vector is the follow-up to Anki's first Robot, Cozmo. While Cozmo was more focused on being ...