But Anki’s follow-up, a more-capable robot called Vector, has grander ambitions. Anki wants Vector to become an essential part of your household—and more.

Vector costs $249, and for the price you’re getting an early-adopter home robot with one heck of a personality. It can do some neat tricks that will leave a lasting impression.

Hey, Vector. (Vector dings) But unlike Alexa, Let's do a fist bump. [Narrator] It's got serious charm. What character allows us to do is to have people change from, Well, this is annoying that ...

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 ...

Like Cozmo, Vector has also communicates using cute animated facial gestures shown on its colour IPS display “face”. The robot responds to human touch via a capacitive touch sensor built on ...

Anki has fitted its robot with a Snapdragon 200 processor that’s as powerful as some low-end Android phones, as well as cloud connectivity that lets Anki continually tweak Vector’s smarts via ...

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.

Anki’s Vector robot companion is half robotic friend and half home assistant. It's like a home assistant or a smart speaker that moves around your home.

Anki’s Vector is currently on a Kickstarter campaign and will retail for $250 once launched in October. Early backers though, can avail the Vector for $50 off, reducing the price to $200.

Vector ships with the aforementioned charger plus an interactive cube, and an optional base is available for $30. Vector can be purchased from the Anki website or from Amazon.com for $249.99.

Under the hood, Vector is powered by Qualcomm's quad-core APQ8009 processor, which includes support for the robot's AI capabilities, as well as its ultra-wide 120-degree HD camera.

Once you open up the box, you’re greeted with a profile view of Vector, a cube block (as sort of toy for the robot — more on that in a bit), some manuals, and the charging dock.