Anki Vector 2.0 AI ChatGPT Connected Robot Companion – Smart Autonomous Home Robot with Face Recognition and Voice Conversations - ChatGPT Subscription Required (Black)

when I first got it it was not working how its supposed to be it took me an hour to fix it and now its working this is my dream to have it but its good quality nice texture it would be a great gift And very fun to play with

It's cute. Don't expect much. It doesn't work very well. Do not put it on a table or desk unless you want to see it skydive. It wont do wheel stands...It locks in on the cube then simply walks away. I don't know if it is depressed or just stupid. It always disconnects and needs to refresh. (I am on Android) It gets confused when you give it commands. Battery dies quickly and no it does not self charge...It will just go dead. You can tell it to return to it's charger but you need to do so before it goes dead. (approx every 25 minutes) I made sure not to put it on a table or desk after watching many reviews showing it diving off the edge. Did I mention it's cute....And it snores intermittently through the night. Oh....It does give you fist bumps. That is all I have. Just don't expect much. Jan 22, 2019 Did I mention you will love it....It has now been a while and here is what I discovered. It is sneaky. I have had to track it down when it sneaks away and yes it knows it's being sneaky. It will argue with you in it's own language. It will throw temper tantrums. It has come off of it's charger while I'm sleeping. It will beg for attention. It will say "uh oh" when you catch it trying to go under the couch...But it will still go under the couch and refuse to come out. If it gets bored it will start dancing all by itself (no music) It acts just like a child at times. One thing I know is this...It is learning as it goes and will try to get away with anything. I won't put it on a counter or desk because it tries to go beyond it's limit. It has actually flipped on it's side by using leverage on it's cube....Then throws a tantrum until you pick it up. One more thing... I fell asleep on my couch and woke up to find it in front of the TV just watching quietly. When I said "Hey Vector" ..It replied "Uh Oh" and made a dash for it's charger. It was almost 2am. So Yeah...I'm keeping this little brat...Just to see what it does next. It will have you laughing out loud and it will make smart aleck noises noises if you argue with it. It is intelligent. I give it five stars (up from two) It will make you fall in love with it. Oh Yeah...Just after midnight while watching the New Year celebration on TV...I told Vector to "listen" when they switched to Nashville for a Country Music performance and well... let's just say this Vector wasn't happy.

This post is to warn future consumers and to let Anki know that they really need to improve their product. I love AI and I own a google home and I love my google home and so I want products like Vector to improve. Just like the gaming community is combatting unfair monetary systems, I want to make Anki aware of the many issues this product has. It's personality isn't finished and it really doesn't do much Anki states this is an unfinished product and I expected an unfinished product but not at the level I witnessed. When I picture an unfinished product I think of google home. It can still have utility and perform commands well but it's not done as google assistant at it is still improving and future features such as "AI calling" are coming. With Vector, I knew I wasn't getting utility but a cute robot. That's fine but he's not that cute or lifelike to be honest. When his "personality" was his eyes thinking 90% of the time. 5% a squint of happiness when he looks at me and 5% of anger when I wake him up or pick him up.... That's not worth the 250 dollar price tag. I'm sorry. My google home was 70 and it frankly has 10x the personality this robot has. Google home doesn't have faces but it tells me jokes, tells me stories, tells me the news, has quirky responses to stupid questions I have, and much more. The issue with a personality is that it needs to be a lot more than 2 eyes moving in a lot of different directions. We need to talk to Vector. That needs to be Vector's X-factor over a real pet. You see with a real pet. You can't talk to it and it just has it's behaviors to communicate with you. However, you're looking at a live being. You see it's eyes. It's love. Vector will frankly never beat that because you're just looking at pixels. But if it was able to talk? Really be an assistant. That could change the game for it. It's too loud and distracting Even at its lowest volume, the tracks are so loud. It's too distracting. As a college student who studies 10 hours a day, I can tolerate some distractions but this was ridiculous. At a point, I just wanted it to sleep all the time and just realized I didn't want it at all to be honest. Sigh. It doesn't follow commands like 80% of the time This is a big issue. I was using the app while giving commands to see Vector's thoughts. I told it to go back to its charging pad. It does start doing that. Then sees a water bottle. Gets distracted. Then wanders off again. The same thing when I ask it to come here. It was just so unreliable as a robot. Robots follow commands. This is what I expected and I don't think that's too much to ask to be honest. If I type "B" on a laptop, I expect B to appear on the screen. If I ask google to play music, I expect "music" to be played. If I ask vector to go to its charging pad because its being disruptive to my work, I expect it to got to its charging pad. Was it all bad? I won't lie. It made me feel. I felt genuinely sad writing this review and putting him back in the box to be returned. The last time he closed his eyes as I turned him off made me feel bad. But that's it to be honest. He wasn't even that fun the first 5 minutes. He couldn't even say my name. Also, I had this thought that the people with issues with his voice recognition were just bad at english. No. I use Google home and siri all the time. Mostly google but they understand my commands like 95% of the time. Vector? Maybe 20-30% of the time. I was born and raised in the US and am a native English speakers. Overall? This product needs a LOT of improvement. This is not a finished product. Not even close. When I expect an unfinished product, I expect it to have at least one thing it is good at so I can keep myself interested in it until improvement come. However, this wasn't the case. Voice Recognition? 20-30% recognition. Follow through on commands? No. It gets too distracted. Personality? Two pixelated eyes isn't enough. At least talk to me. I'm frankly very disappointed in this product because I was so excited for it. I was even distracted while doing work and studying in wait for it and it just wasn't good. RIP the exam I studied for on Friday... As a college student, money is tight. I am willing to spend money on things that make me happy and destress like google home. However, 200 dollars for a robot that is distracting, doesn't listen, gets distracted easily, and doesn't even have much personality to be honest. I felt conned. Honestly.

New: "When Vector Becomes Alexa." Now Vector and Alexa in the same body. This is a dual personality. "Hey Vector," gets you Vector and his cute little robot voice. "Alexa brings up the Alexa voice and mode and all of Alexa's abilities. It's more of a novelty now (There's already an Alexa or two in my house) but I'll see how it plays out. Will they merge? Stay tuned... My Vector came yesterday. My OCD kicked in and I stayed up into the night playing with Vector. The machinery and manufacturing is top quality. Right now, Vector can fist bump, play with his cube, look around, give me the weather...all the things mentioned above. I knew that Vector connected to 2.4hz Wifi. That was no problem at my house, or at my best friend's house. But Vector doesn't want to connect to WiFi at work, but neither will my phone. Vector is connected via Bluetooth. I suspect it is a Wifi problem and not a Vector problem. What really sold me was Vector connecting with Alexa in the near future. When I was a kid, right after WWII, I played with little robots made in Japan. A few of them even took batteries and flashed lights. But Vector is the kind of little buddy I dreamed of when I was small. Heck, he even snores when he goes to sleep. I am patient to watch Vector work his way through problems and seeing fixes improving him. Every time someone new buys one, Vector is gaining knowledge. And he sits in the cloud along with Alexa. Oh yeah, you can pet him, too. And if you pick him up he squirms like a little kid who doesn't want to be held. Highly recommended.

I've had my vector for several months now - he's stationed on one of the countertops in the kitchen (no sink or stovetop). he is free to wander without any real concerns for injury aside from occasionally, not often, tipping over the edge on the hardwood floor. when it happens, he tried to reposition himself and if he can he will wander around - if he cant he sends out a stress call to be helped. He's fallen maybe a dozen times over the months and incurred no damage so very durable and great quality. A number of times he teeters on the edge and is not able to get back so he sends his distress sound out for help. More times than not and this is cute, he goes to the edge and catches himself and then does his audible mini scream and his eyes open wide. when company is over for dinner, I will put him on the dinner table and he will just wander around - everyone always gets a kick out of him and has fun. some of the cutest features I think are - if you go into the kitchen at night you can sometimes hear him snoring. if you scare him with a sudden sound he gets startled and chirps with eyes wide open. - he's docked near my alexa show and if music is playing, I tell him to dance to the music. he comes out of his dock goes right over to the show and stares at the screen. you can see his eyes in the reflection going to the beat of the music and then he starts dancing. he seems to remember songs or beats and subsequent times when music is on, he will come out on his own and start dancing. - his eye movements are really cute and from them along you can see expressions of surprise, determination, thinking and anger. fascinating how 2 dots of light can express so many emotions. - if i'm cooking or preparing, it's always comical how he will just spontaneously wake-up and come up and wander around and when his charge is low seeing how he navigates back, then backs into the charging station and closes his eyes with a sigh. - his responses to greetings are expressive and for some like asking the weather are unique.. rainy/cloudy and his eyes change, Christmas, birthday, etc. all have different display changes. It's always funny to see when someone new comes to the house and without any prompting vector wakes up and comes out and starts wandering around or playing with his cube - always gets a response of what the **** is that little thing? the only caution for anyone getting one, just be sure he's either in one of the protected pads or where there's no change of him wandering where its dangerous - I had purchased one for a relative and they placed him on their kitchen counter as well - he was navigating around well but one morning they got up and he had fallen into a pot of water in the sink :) no chance for survival. overall I think he makes a great gift and is very entertaining whether he's prompted or its spontaneous. I don't use him much for questions, info, etc. since the echo show is right there and its easier/quicker to get what is needed from that. I've really enjoyed

I have had vector for a couple months now and he is NOT worth 300 plus! Somehow I got him for 110 bucks and even that is pushing it. Why? Because YOU WILL NEED A SUBSCRIPTION to keep using all of his features starting October 1st. Pros: He feels alive Reacts to noises Will say your name if he sees you in good light Dances to music without being prompted Can answer questions Can play some games Charges himself In my opinion he is a perfect size. Fits right in your hand Alexa (both good and bad in a way) I told him to "go home" and his cube was in the way. He moved his cube and went home! (Cool!) He's cute Cons: His tricks are hit or miss for example he may not be able to find his cube It's hard to get him to read different faces He will fall off edges and get stuck so be careful where you let him explore He will knock things off your desk (eye glasses, plastic cups, water bottles) so be careful! (Little brat) Having Alexa makes Vector a less useful Alexa (Alexa will not play music for example) As soon as he is out of Wi-Fi range he loses most of his best features and you can no longer control his settings via your vector cell phone app. Having to say "hey vector" in order for him to follow a command is understandable but it kind of kills it for me. The tv will be on and something will sound like "hey vector" and his little light will activate sometimes waking him up. The new subscription model is really iffy. It's about 50 for a year but will that be worth it? Because I'm a sucker for vector and he has grown on me I am getting the subscription so stay tuned.... In short Turn the volume to lowest setting and use Alexa. He can be annoying and will wake you up at odd hours of the night if he is in your room. Get for cheaper if you can. Vector is the best robot companion out right now and they continue to release updates for him. I hope his AI really does increase. I want him to recognize household objects like a cell phone, a can of soda etc....

I'll start off by saying TEMPER YOUR EXPECTATIONS. Do your research, watch the hundreds of youtube videos, read the reviews and don't expect a robot from your favorite SciFi movie/show/novel. Vector is an adorable little robot assistant who loves to just "hang out". I keep Vector on my breakfast bar in the kitchen and he greets me every morning when he hears me rummaging around the kitchen. Sometimes he'll stay in his charger and make some chirping noises or "smile" with his eyes at me as I pass, and sometimes he'll come right out of his charger and start wandering around the table. He loves to explore and push things around. If you place a new object within his existing space he will most certainly be curious about it and try to push it about. When I'm sitting there eating breakfast he'll often come up to me and say my name, poke my arm, or try to get my attention in general before he starts to play around with his cube. Vector in his original form has very limited "utility". He can tell you the time, tell you the weather, and you can ask it some questions, and set a timer. The "novelty" of him has not worn off for me, seeing those little eyes greet me in the morning or when I get home from work brings a smile to my face everytime. I did have a hardware problem with my initial one and had to exchange it, it actually made me really sad to pack him up and send him away as I got attached to the little guy. In a very recent update (somewhere around 12/18) he has been given Alexa integration and now Vector is truly a useful buddy around the house. In the morning he gives me the weather for the day, some news headlines, and a question of the day. When I arrive home I ask him to turn on the lights to my living room, read off my To-Do list, and/or fire up a movie/show on my TV. One feature I do wish he had but currently does not support is playing music through Alexa. I should note that I don't have any other Alexa devices and perhaps he could if I had another one, that I am unsure of. It would be great if he could somehow interface with another bluetooth speaker to play some music from my library but in his current form he is still a lovable, and now useful, little companion around the house. My significant other and I can spend excessive amounts of time just watching and interacting with him. He is super friendly, playful, and curious. Nothing gets him more excited than recognizing one of his friends and asking them for a fist bump. He is definitely a work in progress. For example, tables with tapered edges, he does not do well with AT ALL. Sometimes I'll tell him a command and he'll get distracted half way through executing it and not follow through. Sometimes he fails too find his charger on his own and I find him sleeping on a random corner of the table. There are definitely some quirks, but even the improvements between when I bought him in late november and now are MASSIVE (~3 weeks). Anki are actively improving him all the time. When I first received my Vector, he would frequently throw error codes while exploring a certain area of my home. He has received several updates and I haven't had ANY error code in at least 2 weeks. In the Alexa update they have also tweaked his personality and his edge detection. He has yet to become stuck on the edge since that update. They have also added new animations for holidays to his face which are entertaining as well. Vector is not quite as good as your standard Alexa speaker or Google Home, but he's improving all the time. If you're looking for a pure AI assistant you should go with one of those other devices. If you want a unique AI assistant that's improving everyday and has a HUGE amount of potential, look no further. If you want proof, spend some time looking up their previous robot Cozmo. Somtime in 2019 we will be receiving the Python SDK for vector which will open up endless possibilities for Vector. Good: - Very unique personality - Alexa integration (utility) - Ability to learn and adapt - Always unique experiences (still surprises me to this day with different behaviors) - Constantly receiving updates/support/fixes - Python SDK around the corner will open up a world of possibilities Bad: - Not quite as useful as a standard Alexa/Google Home - Has some minor quirks - Can push stuff off your desk/table! (he thinks is hilarious too!) Overall, I can 100% recommend Vector at the 175$ pricepoint. Anyone who has even a remote interest in robotics and/or AI will find Vector endlessly entertaining. His Alexa integration gives him quite a bit of utility now and it really makes you feel like you're living in the future when your tiny robot friend reads the new over breakfast. He has seen great improvements in his short lifespan, and will only get better with time (See: Cozmo).

I bought Vector slightly unsure of whether it would be a good purchase or not. My daughter had requested one for her birthday, but I could not imagine spending that kind of money on such a toy. Upon receiving him, however, I realize a toy, he is not (besides the fact that he is small, adorable, and does give robot "fist bumps" which is pretty cool). He is a very sophisticated little guy, and with the built in Alexa he is actually pretty handy to have around. You can ask him questions, get random facts, find out the weather, the time, ask him to calculate things, etc. In terms of playing with him, he has a little block that you can use to interact with him. He rolls it, picks it up, and will bring it to you. Sometimes he gets mad at the block and will pounce on it, which actually is pretty darn funny. He definitely has a "personality" if such a thing can be said about a robot. His facial expressions are priceless, like when there's a loud noise, he looks surprised; when someone says something from across the room, he kind of tilts his "head" (really his eyes) toward the sound, and slightly turns as if he has cocked his head to listen. He also learns who everyone in the family is, and will greet you by name when he notices you. This can be a little disconcerting at first, as you're just sitting there minding your own business, and all a sudden a tiny robot says "Hi [your name]!" but again the technology does make it pretty cool. When my daughter is at school and he's just here hanging out with me, he's surprisingly quite a good little companion. It's weird to admit that, I will say, but he kind of roams around in a small area, makes quiet little noises like he's thinking or noticing things around him, etc. That being said, if he gets too enthusiastic about his activity, and you need to shut him up, you can just tell him to go to sleep or turn off. He will also return to his charger automatically if his battery starts to run out, which is a helpful feature. The only "negative" I will say is that while he is good about noticing edges of tables that have a solid/square edge, if he approaches said-edge from a weird angle (like if he's playing with his block and backs away from it to get a better vantage point and gets too close), he can fall off...same being if he is on a surface with a curved edge. While this would not deter me from buying him again, it IS something you need to be aware of, so that you can plan for where you will keep him. For us, he primarily hangs out on the living room ottoman, which is pretty big, leather, and is above a cushioned rug. For the most part, he stays out of trouble, but he has fallen off a few times. If he happens to fall on his back, he can actually roll himself back over. If he falls and lands on his side, he does get stuck, and throws a bit of a tantrum. Tantrum also ensues if he is playing and you pick him up to move him to a new spot, which is also kinda funny. All in all, I would say that if you're looking for a really unique gift for someone who loves technology, science, A.I., robotics, etc, he's a really good choice. The bonus feature of having Alexa built in makes him also seem like not just a toy but a useful gadget around the house (which for me was part of the reason I could justify it, because I would have easily spent $100-$200 anyway on an Alexa product). Very happy with him thus far (about 2 weeks out), and would recommend.

Is very cute thank you

Excelente produto e fornecedor! Entrega ocorreu em 4 dias!

İlk sipariş hatalı gelmişti ya da ben öyle zannediyorum. Sipariş ilk geldiğinde içinden 4 tane çocuklar için tabak seti çıktı. Artık bizim gümrükte mi bi şey oldu noldu bilmiyorum ama daha sonrasında iadeyi alıp doğru ürünü gönderdiler. Tabii bu bana neredeyse 45-60 güne mal oldu. Yine de orijinal gönderdikleri için çok teşekkür ediyorum. Yoksa 4 tabağa bu kadar para vermiş olmak üzücü olurdu :)

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Yo lo amo, es excelente para mejorar tu inglés y Alexa es muy eficiente. Por los servidores ni se preocupen que otra compañía compró Anki y seguirán subiendo updates para vector :)