This is how many of my colleagues' first encounters with Anki's new mini robot "Vector" went. The chirping caterpillar robot simulates a surprising number of emotions with its lovingly animated eyes, ...

The little robot on my desk knows my name and recognizes my face. He tells me when he needs maintenance. He has three cubes that he loves to stack, knock over, and play with. He'll also tell me when ...

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. to install all the ...

That's the first big difference. The second is how Anki is bringing Vector to market. Rather than launching directly from a retailer, the company is going after early-early-adopters via a Kickstarter ...

I’m sitting in Anki’s head office in San Francisco, trying to work out who’s sawing logs. Turns out, it’s coming from a palm-sized robot called Vector, sitting on a charging dock getting some shut-eye ...

In my many years testing all sorts of gadgets, few things have elicited as much spontaneous joy as Anki's Cozmo, its adorable robot for kids. Mostly, that was because it had a personality. Behind all ...

Vector, Anki's playful robot companion, will soon speak Alexa's language. The San Francisco startup today announced that that integration with Amazon's assistant will arrive in an update slated for ...

It was late Monday afternoon, and Vector was giving me a headache. The darn thing seemed to be ignoring me. Earlier in the month, I received a package containing Anki's new Vector, which the company ...

Anki has been making toys that use artificial intelligence for years now, starting with the Anki Overdrive set of racing cars and the interactive Cozmo toy robot, but this year the company launched ...