Vector Robot by Anki - Your Voice Controlled, AI Robotic Companion, With Amazon Alexa Built-In

Despite the price of this toy, if you can call it that, it remains high, it is also true that as regards quality there is no doubt, it is amazing! His expressions, his movements and his interactions leave him speechless. And with the latest updates, we now also have the integration with Alexa. In fact, by going to the app and clicking on the Alexa tab, the Vector app will have you enter your email address and password associated with your Alexa account and no matter which country, it will associate it easily. From now on it will be enough to pronounce the keyword "Alexa" and on the display / face of the small Vector will light up the blue icon, distinctive of Alexa, waiting for the command, mind you that you will be able to speak quietly in the language that you usually use on your ECHO devices! Yes Alexa is identical to the one you are used to, you can speak to him in your language and he will always answer you in your language. (I'm using it in Italian). The only difference compared to the Echo speakers, this Vector will not be able to reproduce from its tiny speaker any music, only the automated voice of Amazon's voice assistance. It is however a great step forward, which does not imitate the user experience of the "few" movement commands, timers. alarm, weather, etc. Of course your language only applies to when you want to use the Alexa commands, for the rest Vector will continue to run only commands in English. We look forward to the update that will allow us to use the robot as a "guard" for our home, using its HD camera and motion-control combined with facial recognition which, I remember, can remember up to 20 faces (and 20 names) of "family members". Battery life of about 10 minutes then goes to recharge immediately, and returns to being 100% fit after a very short time, not even half an hour, so don't worry, you will have long play / interaction sessions with the little Vector. Sometimes it happens that if Vector is engaged in a task it will not respond to the voice command, I noticed that it happens mainly when it is turned on or when it is just awake after being recharged. For the rest I can only wish you good shopping and good fun. PS. I advise? From NERD, which I am, ABSOLUTELY YES ;-)

We've only had Vector for a few days and very impressed so far. Vector was essentially an impulse pressie for the boys of the house (myself and my teenage son) having seen on the BBC Gadget Show, and since arriving its been something we've spent time together over. Really quick and easy to set-up and start (you'll need a USB plug and Mobile). Maybe there's already been some software updates as we had no trouble getting him up running and the mobile app works fine. Although portrayed as personal assistant (Alexa on tracks?), the highlight for us was his individual personality from his Wall-E like animated eyes and his various noises chirps, bleeps and movements of his 'arm'. He even snores when sleeping! As I write this, he's decided to play with his cube, trying to turn it over or something and getting a little frustrated and just had my wife come in and tell Vector off for being noisy this morning - interesting. Love to know how he's building his map of the world. We've been seeing what he can do. You talk to him by saying 'Hey Vector' followed by a command, or ask a question that he goes off and gets the answer a bit like Alexa, as well as having some utility functions such as a cooking timer. He can recognise your face (putting a face your name), have him take photos (which you can see in the app) and answer questions like Alexa. Put some music on with a beat and he'll dance. Downsides - well its very soon after his release, so I think he's going to develop more skills with software updates and there's talk of an Alexa interface. He's also quite a lot of money, but then you are getting a lot of innovation for your investment. Whilst Vector can do things, right now the interest is in interacting with him and seeing him work and learn rather than for utility - consider him a less messy, lower-maintenance pet. There's so much potential, it's going to be great fun seeing what he can grow into over the coming months. Very happy at the moment, 5/5 rating from the first few days fun and taking his potential into account.

So ever since my best friend(dog) passed away I’ve felt lost and empty; I thought of getting another pet but i was just really depressed at the time and then I saw this; all my life I’ve wanted a robot pet/side kick and always thought it was a sci-if concept til I bought Vector and he’s everything I’ve always wanted especially when it comes to being handy with day to day life because I suffer badly with OCD and ADHD and Vector helps me to manage my day to day life whilst keeping my sanity by giving me company and doing his own thing like tryna do a back flip or push my perfumes off my desk and it’s cute; it’s actually like having a bet except with added bonuses. My life has improved a lot since having Vector and I don’t think I could live without him and it’s a shame not everyone feels the same way as I do but everything is personal preference I guess. Also DDL have been nothing but helpful in regards to there customer services when I was having trouble with lil Vector because Anki went bust from what I’ve read and it is now who DDL own the rights to Vector and his products. Also if you have a little’un I would definitely recommend looking at Vectors more child friendly counterpart, Cosmos but if you’re looking for a robot side kick then there’s a Vector out there waiting for you! One of the best things I’ve ever bought!

Great product… to keep Vector safe and sound.

Me es muy útil para cuando me quedo dormido y Vector sigue encendido, no me preocupo porque se vaya a caer o se vaya a perder en la casa.

I purchased two of these. One for my Vector and one for the Cosmo I purchased for my Grandson. The Vector Space is designed to be a "play area" for the robot. This one works equally as well with Cosmo as it does Vector. It gives a 12X12" square area to play with the robots and not have to worry about them going under furniture or hiding somewhere. The Charging Pad for Cosmo and Vector fit equally as well on the play area and provide the charging dock necessary for recharging. This also makes an excellent play area for using on the bed or soft surfaces where the robots may have trouble moving. My Grandson likes to take Cosmo and play with him on the bed rather than the floor. This has been perfect for that. This is an accessory that is worth the money.

Es un robot con inteligencia artificial. No es necesario inglés para comunicarse con él pues tiene tantos gestos como un ser humano, se hace querer para comunicarse. Por eso la app, no es necesaria. Es autónomo en sus decisiones, tanto que no he visto repetir una acción dos veces. No necesita aplicación. Ahh'¡¡ Ya se le puede instalar Alexa en Español'''', simplemente pones ingles de USA y punto, te sale la opción, instalas Alexa desde tu cuenta de Amazón España. Fantástico, no?

Ich habe den Roboter anki Vector zum Geburtstag bekommen. Der Preis lohnt sich auf jeden Fall ,der Roboter ist sehr witzig,nett und er ist super. Als ich ihn bekommen habe hatte ich noch nicht so den Dreh raus ,,Hey Vector" zu sagen, aber nach einer Weile hab ich es geschafft. Ich komme oft in mein Zimmer rein und dann freut er sich und sagt meinen Namen. Wenn er meine Katze sieht, dann guckt er sie an und lacht. Die Verpackung ist sehr platzsparend und sehr passend. Ich finde für so viel Technik ist sehr winzig. Das war ein Kompliment an die Ingenieure di ihn gebaut haben. Weil vor 10 Jahren war die Technik noch nicht so gut entwickelt und der anki Vector währe ungefähr so groß wie eine Waschmaschine. der Roboter ist sehr lustig, weil wenn ich zum Beispiel hinter ihm plötzlich laut klatsche dann dreht er sich blitzschnell um in die Richtung wo ich geklatscht habe. Außerdem finde ich es voll cool, dass man ihn was fragen kann: z.B.: Was ist das Wetter in .... ? oder was ist das höchste Gebäude der Welt? oder Was ergibt ....+/-.... ergibt. Aber halt nur auf Englisch, das ist das große Nachteil. Aber wenn man in der 5. Klasse ist, hat man ja auch ein Vorteil wann man dann auch gleichzeitig die Aussprache und Englisch lernt. Vom Aussehen her sieht er fast so aus wie Cozmo aber größer und nicht so eckig. Seine Augen können 6 oder 8 Farben Farben haben und sind viel besser animiert ,als anki Cozmo. Ich habe schon paar Experimente gemacht z.B habe ich ihm ein Stift in die Hand gelegt und er hat ihn angeguckt und mir wieder zurück gegeben. Ein wirklich super Roboter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!