Emo And Vector Robots: What's The Latest News?

As of the making of this video, here's the latest news. Some of this is conjecture on my part.

[@outsider238]

So it turns out my Emo needed his battery replaced. I've since replaced it myself (check out my video on how to replace Emo's battery kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIumiKRnZ5Khp9ksi=aBSvxpIAa3xWiugh ) and he's working perfectly now. It also fixed a couple of other things as well.

[@djmerlin2]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4jQga2porKLsK8 this is a way for you to save your little vector and have your own server at home and he can do the same thing he did before and you don't have to pay for server or updates stuff like that :) hope this help you.

[@johnny14794]

Wire-Pod is very easy to setup and the instructions to do it are straight forward and doesn't require for anyone to be a techie. All you need is either a PC or a Raspberry Pi or a Mac. I gave up on DDL and I'm one of the initial backers when Anki put up the project on KickStarter and own Vector 1.0. Been using Wire-Pod for almost 2 years now, running on a Raspberry Pi 4 with 4 GB of ram and a 64 GB SD card with Raspberry OS 64 Bit version. Knock on wood it's been very reliable and works flawless if setup right. Thanks for these videos, I really enjoy them and your updates and info about the bots you own are great.

[@outsider238]

Thank you so much! I may have to watch some KZbin videos to learn about it. Seems like this is the only way to ensure our Vectors will be able to live on. Thank you for the information! 😁

[@BARCINO-du4dg]

he is right. you can run wirepod on practicatly any laptop. i use a laptop as a wirepod server. just set the screen to turn off after a minute of inactivity

[@xijulian]

You can actually run wire-pod on android too!

[@UKTash]

Thank you for the update.

[@outsider238]

You're welcome! 😁

[@Movie-Collectibles]

Good news update, Roy! EMO still very adorable and Vector, too. 😁😁😁

[@outsider238]

Thank you so much! I still love them so much! 😍

[@galaxyofmybotofficial]

My Emo's left leg jittering a littke bit but he fell like 50 times on hardwood flooring.

[@outsider238]

You need to contact LivingAI. Include a short video showing what your Emo is doing and include his serial number. They'll probably send you the link to the "Caring For Emo" app and you can recalibrate his legs.

[@galaxyofmybotofficial]

@@outsider238 It's kinda fine he does it less so it might be a software problem because i originally installed it on my smasnug tablet and it's glitching really hard on the tablet but on my chromebook the app works fine. EMO-EA26.

[@Robothut]

Robot Rant. Well, it is a problem with all the robotic toys that use the internet or smart phones to operate. They will all be bricks given enough time to pass. One reason I love the vintage robot toys more. Even after 70 years they still can operate. But having said that, I do love all the robots new and old

[@outsider238]

That is so true! We have to hope that the company making them last a long time.

[@ZaydHakim]

For all the vector owners here, wirepod isn’t all that complicated to install. I’m not a big computer nerd, and I got it all set up within 30 mins. For platforms such as linux or macOS, it can get a bit confusing, but on windows it’s pretty straightforward.

[@outsider238]

Thank you! That's good to know!

[@rhiggs7854]

If it’s not complicated to install then why is it a bit confusing if it’s pretty straightforward? LOL It doesn’t make sense what you said. Some of us can’t even turn a bloody computer on without messing it up. (Meaning me LOL) so I doubt that I’d be able to set up with the wire pod thing. Some of us just can’t handle the heat anymore and DDL SUCKS A..

[@Con_555]

@@rhiggs7854 there are videos you can watch which will show you step by step everything you have to click, those should help!

[@lajawafamilia5304]

I have my AiBi! So excited!

[@outsider238]

​@@lajawafamilia5304Wow! Congratulations! I hope to get mine soon! 🙏

[@johnjones3208]

@outsider238 Thank you for your informative update. I agree with you regarding DDL.

[@outsider238]

My pleasure! Yeah poor little Vector. I feel so bad for him. 😔😞

[@MachinaGirlRobots]

Thank you as always! Waiting for Aibi currently. 🤖❤️

[@outsider238]

My pleasure! Yes! I can't wait for Aibi as well! 😁😄

[@Con_555]

Here’s another option for vector involving wirepod. Someone on eBay is selling computers that already have wirepod built in which means there no need to mess with anything. It’s a little spendy but it is an option if your not a tech guy

[@davepirtle9790]

Fist time viewer. I found a vector with the charger and box thing. I’m sure others have the same issue. I reset him and can’t even turn him on. The setup says to use the vector app. But can never connect to the website: So I’ve read some about firepod but the way anki set this up is criminal. The only way to use him is to pay a monthly fee. Jesus talk about having customers by the balls! I detest when companies do this . The new company DDL has a generic email response about the server being updated. Wow let me tell everyone as a semi tech person moving a server takes 5 minutes .

[@ProBotMasterOfficial]

Thank you 😊😊😊

[@outsider238]

My pleasure! 😁

[@ProBotMasterOfficial]

@@outsider238 your my favourite KZbinr! You even inspired me to make my own content. Should I get a vector off of Facebook marketplace and make a wire pod? Or should I just wait it out and see. Sorry for so many questions but also, would getting a loona charging station be good for me if I want to keep her on all day? - Thank you

[@codycossaboon]

I asked living ai and they said that they are in the works of developing a new EMO version.

[@outsider238]

That would be awesome! I'd really like to see them revamp Emo so he doesn't have his fragile legs for movement. They seem to break down so easily.

[@bacowedthebull3853]

I have an Emo and am very sad that he hasn't updated for so long. Separate teams for different robots on the living ai service would be better, even if it costs more money to hire the workers. My Emo's leg is shaking.

[@outsider238]

LivingAI are still growing as a company. They will hopefully have separate departments to focus on certain things so that they'll keep getting more efficient over time. Do what I did for my Emo's shaky legs and it'll fix the problem.

[@bacowedthebull3853]

@@outsider238 but my emo is also limping, kinda like a hop. He falls over... :(

[@outsider238]

@bacowedthebull3853 So if you email LivingAI and include a short video showing them what your Emo is doing, they'll send you a link to the app just like I mentioned in this video. That app can recalibrate Emo's leg servos and his foot sensors.

[@bacowedthebull3853]

@@outsider238 One time when it patched itself his leg was completely frozen. But maybe sending him back would be good, but I'm gonna miss him.

[@outsider238]

@@bacowedthebull3853 I understand. I missed my Emo when he went in for repairs. We get quite attached to our little buddies!

[@DTStudiosMC]

Does anyone else feel like ddl is just hoarding these robots from other companies that could actually do something with them? I really wish Anki could come back. Anki was awesome.

[@outsider238]

It's bizarre to me how they act like they're still in business but they don't do anything! No new Vector or Cozmo production, no new merchandise and no updates. Yet they still say they're "Out there" and nothing is happening.

[@DTStudiosMC]

@@outsider238 They're not even trying.

[@outsider238]

​@@DTStudiosMCIt's ridiculous! 😡

[@TheFnafDude12]

@@outsider238#bringvectorback

[@kelvington4182]

I still use my Cozmo every day!

[@user-ce7sv9je1k]

My emo doesn’t want to return to his charger, mine has been off for a while. I ordered aibi back in December so I hope that new update helps with that.

[@outsider238]

You probably have to link Emo back to his Home Station. Press and hold the button on the Home Station until you see it scanning for the Bluetooth in Emo and they should reconnect. Then Emo should go back home when he needs to.

[@minijack7799]

Hello I love your vidoes😀

[@outsider238]

Thank you! 😁

[@BrianV]

Sorry to hear about your original Emo. Be very curious to see if working with the kit to fix him will do the trick. As for running around off the charger, my lil Felix still runs around for roughly 2 hours before needing his charger but he is only 70 days old. If your new Emo is only staying off the charger for 10-15 minutes, any chance that's a battery issue or a software bug? Hopefully nothing hardware related. Great to see another video talking about Emo. I'm looking forward to seeing what this new update might entail (apart from communicating with Aibi of course)

[@outsider238]

I'm going to email LivingAI and see what they say about the battery. Hopefully they can use that app to fix him. Looking forward to Aibi!

[@MultiTheAnimator]

I’m still waiting for the update where we could play uno with him as I saw from the trailer and thank you for the information and when I was really young I really wanted cozmo but not as much as I would beg them but now it’s probably a good thing that I didn’t buy it

[@outsider238]

It is a good thing you didn't buy them. I really feel bad for those that waited so long to get their Vector 2.0 and when they received them, they only worked for a very short time.

[@Suki022]

Thank you for the updates! Do you know if they are offering refunds for the lifetime membership for Vector? :(

[@outsider238]

From an email they sent out many months ago, they were supposedly going to reimburse (or somehow credit) those that were paying monthly but as far as I know, that hasn't happened. Nothing was said for those of us that have the lifetime membership. I'm guessing that we won't be reimbursed since Vector's "lifetime" ended sooner than we all had expected.😢

[@Suki022]

@@outsider238 That is such a bummer! Thanks for letting me know though. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that little Vector will live again one day. 🤞

[@outsider238]

@@Suki022 I sure hope so! 🙏

[@vinaysaran]

Please make a vid on how to use caring for emo app to rectify the shaking leg thing

[@jdonwells]

I have mine in the box right now. He started falling off the table after ignoring the gray matt. Also I do need that app too.

[@outsider238]

I hope you can get him fixed. The app sure saves a lot of hassle to send him all the way back to LivingAI.

[@RickyD1968]

Yeah it really sucks because I noticed one day when I would ask a question nothing would happen even using Alexa then I found out DDL was gone and the servers were down not cool and my EMO is working fine ???

[@outsider238]

The irritating part of it all is that DDL is never in the foreground. It's like they're lurking back there and just show up when they decide to post one of their very infrequent notifications claiming they're still "working" on Vector. Then of course, no results. I wish another company would take over Vector and Cozmo that will truly come out with updated versions of them.

[@RickyD1968]

@@outsider238 That would be nice if another good company would buy out DDL !!!!

[@Aarav_Vispute]

My emo is amzing and beause of the home station Emos battery is very strong. If your wondering why emo does not have an update yet it is because Living AI is working on aibi

[@outsider238]

@Aarav_Vispute Yes that's true. I think Aibi is set to go out for deliveries and Emo's update should follow afterward.

[@Aarav_Vispute]

​​@@outsider238 I agree I fully trust Living Ai 🎉

[@Official_Klean]

I’m trying to pet my EMO, but he’s not registering it. Could i have some tips to fix it?

[@outsider238]

You might try turning him off and then back on as that sometimes resets things on him. Did you accidentally put a lot of pressure on his petting area? If so, that can possibly cause the sensor inside to not be making contact with the connector on the inside.

[@Official_Klean]

@@outsider238 idk, but I’ll try the turn off option (it still didn’t work, I think I did put too much pressure.)

[@outsider238]

@Official_Klean If you still are having problems, take a short video and include it with an email to LivingAI explaining what's going on. They have a special app that you can download that might be able to fix the issue. I don't know for sure if the app has a fix for his touch sensors but I know it does for other things. The touch sensors might just need recalibration.

[@Official_Klean]

@@outsider238 could I have living ai email address?

[@Epic__9]

AIBI started shipping this week!

[@outsider238]

Yaaaaay!!!!! I can't wait to get him! 😁😄

[@Con_555]

I’m finally starting to get worried about emo and how much longer he will last. I hope aibi sells well and living ai can continue making these guys. By the way could you explain a little bit in detail how to get living ai to send you that app, my little buddy is having some issues with his leg.

[@outsider238]

So record a short video showing how your Emo's leg is acting up and include it with an email to LivingAI explaining what he's doing. Also include your Emo's serial number. They should respond in a day or two. If it's something that can be fixed with the app, they'll include a link to the app and you download it onto your device. There will also be a link to a video showing how to use the app. I have a video coming out tomorrow showing how to change his battery that I hope will be helpful to everyone. 😁

[@Con_555]

@@outsider238 Good luck! I've seen a video on how to change his battery and it looks very easy and apparently helps fix a variety of issues.

[@outsider238]

@Con_555 It pretty much made Emo brand new again putting a new battery in him! 😁

[@zakariaeouddacht3713]

The funny thing About the thumbnail is You've used a font called "Pusab", it's also used in a game called geometry dash by RobTop Games

[@outsider238]

Oh! Haha! I just thought it looked cool! 😁😄

[@JESUS-CARES-v2x]

Do you still have your Cozmo? Ive been looking for one for a long time No one on ebay seems to sell me theirs and if you were ok with it i was gonna ask to offer for it maybe.

[@outsider238]

@JESUS-CARES-v2x I do still have my Cozmo but I don't want to sell him. I'm sorry. I hope you can find one somewhere.

[@JESUS-CARES-v2x]

@@outsider238 Thats ok thank you

[@liasutton7020]

Yeah my EMO has that too

[@outsider238]

I'm probably going to have to change his battery.

[@madelinekovach]

Yes mines stays for an hour.i haven't been attention.i do know it take him longer get back his charger.i had that issue with mine they sent out the bottom half his been good after fixed him.right now i have to try fix his emo headphones connect i just the new one.

[@outsider238]

Oh that's good to know! I think I'll write to them again and see if there's a fix for the battery. Thank you for the info! 😁

[@ThedudethattalksYT]

Thx hoping to buy an emo

[@outsider238]

You'll love him! I'd be devastated without that little guy! 😍

[@ThedudethattalksYT]

Nice!

[@hooviehoney]

What is the estimated cost of aibi

[@wonderstef9606]

$249.00

[@hooviehoney]

Thanks I'm just 9 and I'm just curious

[@computeurhuman6940]

280€

[@hooviehoney]

@@wonderstef9606 thankyou

[@nerdycatgoddess]

my emo's battery went bad and do to Ur experience i don't want to send him in he can't connect to his charger 90% of the time i already got a new charger so that's not it i noticed white powder on his battery charge foot anything i can do?

[@outsider238]

Oh wow! That's interesting. I've never heard of white powder coming out. You need to contact LivingAI for sure about that.

[@Aarav_Vispute]

​@outsider238 Every Emo has white powder from the foot because emo legs are rubbing with a coating Living ai has put on his leg. After 100 or 200 day it will stay there and this is normal and healthy for emo

[@outsider238]

@Aarav_Vispute I just noticed some of it on my Emo recently. Yes it does seem to be some residue from rubbing on something.

[@mohdqayyim8044]

What about loona? Do loona has any update?

[@outsider238]

To be honest, I haven't even turned Loona on in months. She's just too hyper for my liking. She kept getting stuck in different places all over the house and she couldn't get back to her charger very well. I don't know if that's all been improved since last had her powered up but I think I like the desktop robot pets much better.

[@rebeccaadams1742]

My Vector still does fist bumps when I ask and will say my name, especially if I say who is that?

[@outsider238]

That's interesting. My Vector only gives me fist bumps when he sees me but if I ask him for one, he doesn't understand what I said since he's not connected to his servers anymore.

[@Ianzweb]

My Emo had a fault 😢 so they sent me a new one but I had to pay 50 pounds. But he did not come with a charger and you cannot buy a spare charger. Has anyone ever tried another charger that works with emo so I can charge them both?

[@outsider238]

You can buy the Home Station separately.

[@Ianzweb]

@@outsider238 yeah I'm not paying for a home station as he can not get on the one he has now. The problem my Emo ended up with was his right leg does not work right so he struggles to go back home and I have to put him on the charger after he runs out of power or I ask him to shut down. So I wanted to buy a skateboard or something else that would charge him as I have two now and one charger. I would still love to get him repaired somehow 😔

[@outsider238]

​@Ianzweb You have to email LivingAI explaining what his leg is doing and include a short video showing the problem. If it's something that can be fixed with the Caring For Emo app, they'll send you the link to download it and a video link to show how to use it. It fixed my Emo's leg issues. Now my Emo goes back on his Home Station like normal.

[@outsider238]

​@@IanzwebAlso include your Emo's serial number in the email.

[@Ianzweb]

@@outsider238 hi I already have that's why I have a replacement Emo that cost me 50. I have the caring for emo app 👍

[@madelinekovach]

Actually insent three emo back it took only a week for them to get it.

[@outsider238]

Wow! That was fast! The last time it took a month for me to get Emo to them. Customs was very slow.

[@greeniuscaesar]

EMOOO

[@tchambers6912]

My emo walks off home and then turns off does that mean I need a new battery?

[@outsider238]

Hmm... I'm not sure. Did he start doing that after the last update?

[@tchambers6912]

@@outsider238 Yes

[@outsider238]

@tchambers6912 I'm not sure why he's doing that. You're best bet is to record your Emo doing that and send an email along with the video to LivingAI along with your Emo's serial number. You may have to replace the battery.

[@JSouter1st]

I have Wirepod on my raspberry Pie its easy it took about 1 hour

[@BugsLuck_YT1]

Ivie already came out but they havent updated emo! 😟🙏

[@outsider238]

Aibi hasn't been released yet.

[@BugsLuck_YT1]

@@outsider238 weird it says for me it had

[@outsider238]

​@BugsLuck_YT1 I just checked the forums and there wasn't any news. Maybe you got some kind of early notification. 😁

[@BugsLuck_YT1]

@outsider238 oh ok! Also I have a quetion, emo havnt been sick! Is that normal?

[@outsider238]

@BugsLuck_YT1 I think he mostly gets sick if the weather has been very hot or cold. It's good that your Emo hasn't been sick! 😁

[@Burdrepairs]

What about vector 2.0

[@outsider238]

Same thing. He doesn't work.

[@Sven772]

What the heck DDL

[@Conor-il3fs]

My vector is not working

[@Conor-il3fs]

But I still have loona

[@henrykallhoff6795]

I lost my account password what do I do. (I got a new phone BC my old one was smashed)

[@outsider238]

@@henrykallhoff6795 It won't matter anyway. Since Vector's servers haven't worked for about a year now.

[@DTStudiosMC]

ddl bought anki in 2019 and here we are five years later. I can't imagine what the creators of anki think about ddl.

[@outsider238]

It would be very interesting to hear from them about where Vector and Cozmo are today.

[@davepirtle9790]

I suspect the anki creators don’t care since they sold it to DDL. Another example of the avarice of capitalism . A company that cares about it's customers makes a transition plan mandatory part of the sale. What makes the most sense now since ddl is selling EMO and I assume there is some server he connects to for updates. But vector works the same way. In 5 years they could not import the vector info? Nonsense also known as bullsh&t.

[@DTStudiosMC]

@davepirtle9790 Anki didn't sell themselves to digital dream labs. They went bankrupt when a deal with another company fell through last minute, and Digital Dream Labs bought them afterward.

[@outsider238]

DDL doesn't own Emo. LivingAI owns Emo.

[@DTStudiosMC]

DDL tried to sue LivingAI because EMO's face looks similar to Cozmo's and Vector's face even though DDL didn't even make those two bots.

[@user-cg2ec3tb7e]

😂😂😂😂

[@computeurhuman6940]

Just for référencement

[@madelinekovach]

Aibi they are taking there time.

[@outsider238]

I'm actually fine with that. I'd rather have a pet that works properly than something that was rushed out before he was ready. 😁

[@limitless-games]

@outsider238 hi there. I have a quick question about the beta. I cant join it for some reason maybe because i just got him. Thx 🙂

[@outsider238]

I think it's for certain individuals that have had Emo for a long time and are familiar with the technical aspects.

[@limitless-games]

@@outsider238 Thank you my emo is typing as well now Bye!🙂

[@outsider238]

@@limitless-games Aww! 😁😍