For example it has cliff sensors, so it senses the edge of the table. From the Android app that stops responding, to bugs in the software of the Vector itself. I still give it 3 out of 5 points, because many things are working pretty well. I think this is the main problem with the Vector. And the animations, for example when you ask for the weather, are just fun to watch. It shows the cards on its screen and asks you if you want another card, to which you can respond with a simple yes or no. So, basically my breakfast and dinner are much more fun with the Vector on my kitchen table.Īnother cool feature is that you can play a game of Blackjack. And it tries to find humans, recognize them and drive towards them. For example when it sleeps, it sometimes wakes up when it hears a noise. But there is a lot of human interaction possible. It drives around and explores its environment. It's very cool to watch all the things it does, without getting any input from a human. Maybe it's not that useful, but it really is a lot of fun. And there is a list with other features they will add, such as recognizing music, read the news and a security camera function. Anki announced that they will add Alexa support in the future, so that would be really cool, because it would basically make it a really cute Amazon Echo replacement. The most useful features are setting a timer, ask for the weather and ask questions it looks up on the internet. Usefulness: 2/5Īt the moment, it isn't really useful. Mostly thanks to its AI and voice recognition. So there are a few possibilities to make it better connected.īut the coolest thing is: you don't need the app! After initial setup of your Anki Vector with the app, it functions completely autonomously, without the app. Because a large part of the fun comes from the fact that it does things itself.Īlso, it uses cloud services, for example to look up the weather and other information. You can download the photo's the Vector made though.īut I don't know if it's actually better if you could control the Vector yourself. But then again, there's also no video feed. It would be a bit more cool if that's possible as well, because I could check on my cats. And you can't use the app when you're not near the Anki Vector. But you can't move or drive it yourself (well, you can say come here, but that's not using the app). You can launch the app and see a few statistics, manage the faces it recognizes and have some help with using the Vector. It's connected via Wifi to the internet and via Bluetooth to your phone. Want to see for yourself? Check out this cool short video on my Instagram: Anki Vector fist bump App and connectivity: 4/5 I think Anki has done a perfect job on this. It has happy eyes when it recognizes you (and it sometimes even says your name!), it asks for fist bumps, it's happy when it can play with its cube and even its scared reaction when it's almost driving over the edge of the kitchen table is cute. Cuteness: 5/5Įverything it does is just really cute. So in a few months or maybe even a few weeks, this review might be a bit outdated. Please note that it's on the market for just 2 weeks now and I think you should consider the software beta for now. I have it running (driving?) around for 4 days on my kitchen table now, so I thought it's time for a review. It's not just a kids toy, it's meant for adults as well. Because it's not officially sold in the Netherlands, I had to buy it from Amazon. The Anki Vector is a cute small robot, which has a lot of interactive features thanks to its AI.
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