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 ...

Over the past few years, I’ve wanted to learn more about coding, beyond my basic understanding of HTML and CSS. I started out on Codecademy learning basic front-end web stuff, then got into learning a ...

Kids need to learn how to code. It’s the common adage around modern education. And of course it would be great if all kids learned a programming language or two before they graduated high school, but ...

The AI-powered robot in my home just figured out how to bypass the barrier I built to stop it. It’s only a matter of seconds before it’s upon me. Luckily for me, the robot in question is a Vector unit ...

On the table before me are two diminutive robots, each emitting endearing little robot beeps and bloops, their screen eyes active. When I knock on the table, one of them turns to face the noise with ...

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 ...

Toy robots are nothing new. In the 1980s, the R2D2-like Tomy Verbot or the clunky Milton Bradley Big Trak let kids program their movements or actions using voice commands or a keypad. The marketing ...

and powered by artificial intelligence. It's the smarter, more mature version of Cozmo, Anki robotics toy for children. Vector is meant to be an always on companion that wanders your counter top, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anki has released a bunch of successful products in the past, but until now they’ve all been toys. The Anki Vector Robot is ...

Vector, a tiny desktop companion robot that was both surprisingly endearing and unsurprisingly useless, met its demise earlier this year when its creator, Anki, ran out of money and shut down. But ...