Anki Vector Home Robot REVIEW

[@qwasd0r]

Thats actually a step in the right direction, I think. Nobody needs another gadget that uses your internet to barely tell you the weather. These things should just be full of personality and feel life-like. They don't need to serve a greater meaning. Take away the "robot assistant"-features, pack in as much personality as possible.

[@jakexd5524]

qwasd0r the thing people get wrongs about it is that it isn’t meant to be useful. Ifs meant to be a toy, or a pet. It’s full of neat tech and is able to map its environment and memorize faces.

[@Vizal]

snibeti snab :---DDD

[@elias0240]

but anki has published cozmo, the play version od the robot.

[@TheBaldr]

They did exactly what you described. It is called Anki Cozmo and it much much cheaper than it Internet counterpart Vector.

[@georgplaz]

yes, i would also see it as a low maintenance pet, but as you said, just a step in the right direction

[@pauljohnson7548]

This looks like a great item to purchase on ebay at a dramatically reduced price after the retail buyers get bored of it.

[@jennoscura2381]

Hey that's a good idea. This could be amusing to play with. Especially for to hack it/program it. Getting one at an ebay discount once people get board with it, is a great idea. I might do that if the price is right.

[@acereport8939]

Paul Johnson Good luck with that. This product is manufactured by Anki and if you haven’t noticed already, (for some reason) many of their products tend to hold their value very well. Sometimes you can find used products at a discount but the new ones seem to stay very close to their original price year after year.

[@kratosmcbeardington3917]

Good luck with that, vector will be developing functions of Alexa overtime. Potential home security will be possible as well.

[@pauljohnson7548]

It seems a little too small to hold a gun.

[@BeerBaron23]

Home security? bahahaha good luck with that... If I received this for xmas it would be going up discounted on ebay very quickly.

[@LocoFaux]

Vector: "Hey Hyooman. What is my purpose?" Me: "You're a passable hamster replacement." Vector: "OH MY GOD."

[@mortimermouse]

feeshschticks apparently when asked “whats your purpose?” Vector replies “to pass butter”. Hahah I am dead serious

[@mortimermouse]

Kumatsu Howl Mine arrived yesterday and I’ve confirmed this 😂

[@newgameld2512]

A Cozmo commercial actually made that joke. But maybe you already knew that.

[@mortimermouse]

Newgame+ LD I’ve seen first in a youtube review and for a moment thought it was scripted but other people confirmed in the comments. Mine arrived a couple of days ago and I’ve tested myself. Hope there is more easter eggs like this to find.

[@RCAvhstape]

Victor Borges Wow, now I kind of want one!

[@JamesBondClone]

"what's 1 divided by 0" Explodes

[@huawafabe]

as a mathematician, its response made sure i won‘t buy it :D

[@parishna4882]

Why? What is infinity divided by 1? What is zero? Zero is the same as infinity. A concept. Some mathematician you are... And as one, I see you follow the archaic beliefs that to even discuss the realm of god, infinity, you'd be cast into the ocean with weights bound to your legs.

[@huawafabe]

@@parishna4882 what do you mean? Math is a collection of man-made definitions and laws derived from that. And according to these laws, you can't divide by zero. If you do, you break math and cause chaos in those laws, contradictions. That's why you just can't do it

[@parishna4882]

So, describe zero to me, in terms that have a countable outcome. Now, describe infinity to me in the same way. Can you divide infinity by 1 ? What is half of infinity? What is half of zero? The answer breaks machines, but not the concept.

[@parishna4882]

PS: I win, infinity + 1.

[@iceempress1502]

I DONT NEED IT. I DONT NEED IT. I NEEEEEED IIIIIIT!!!

[@MatthewCobalt]

Spongebob, NO!!!!

[@SuperKarolinaB]

Spagebab meme

[@diogeneslantern18]

It's a phenomenal waste of money

[@otavio7442]

@@diogeneslantern18 WhO CAreS??!?

[@sneakycactus8815]

@@diogeneslantern18 its cute

[@Crazy_Borg]

It's WALL-E designed by GlaDOS and given a companion cube.

[@buddyclem7328]

It's WALL-E without the hoarding disorder!

[@amazingbollweevil]

Designed by GlaDOS? No way. It's clearly designed by Wheatley.

[@wonderinghost2355]

Why would Wheatley create something look at the hybrid that he made when stick a turret and a box alone in a room

[@KiraSlith]

That was my thoughts on Vector's predecessor Cozmo as well, at least that made for a fun toy.

[@Christopher-N]

It's certainly not a S.A.I.N.T. prototype from NOVA robotics.

[@NativeVsColonial]

I was watching this with my dad and at the end he said "the toy is just like you", I thought he is compairing it's cuteness with me, i was about to awwe but than he slowly says... *Useless*

[@razi_man]

Oh damn, that roast is just painful. Almost as painful as me existing, and living.

[@jale1973]

get roasted

[@beeee__]

Lol but Vector isn’t useless

[@comedyking2831]

Lol I can relate

[@strawberrymilkshake3036]

@@razi_man virtual hug*

[@acousticpsychosis]

After watching a few other reviews on this thing, I'd just like to say thanks for being *honest*, everyone else is shilling this thing like its better than sliced bread...embarrassing.

[@Madrigos]

That's why I was happy to see Techmoan do a video. I've only just heard about this yesterday, so I had a lot of thoughts about it, most of which Techmoan confirmed. Mainly, that it's a nice little gimmicky gadget that's stuck to whatever table you put it on.

[@ChrisKendallCK]

The difference? Those other youtubers are being sponsored by Anki to make the video! .. Techmoan isn't so he can allow honesty to prevail!

[@Gantradies]

Minnesota Acoustic to be fair, a lot of people are vulnerable to cute machines- and Vector and Cozmo are -very- good at being cute!

[@parishna4882]

Well, you can make toast with sliced bread. This thing was already toast right out of the box.

[@Ramog1000]

@@parishna4882 well they have plans to expand it so why don't we wait some months and look at it again

[@krowkovtuber]

human: “hey vector, who am i?” vector: “an unimportant speck of dust in the middle of the infinite universe that is destined to self-destruct and nothing matters-“ human: “brian. my name is brian”

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

Waifubot, who am I:

[@thetriangleboi]

Oh my god-

[@SpunkyGirl-xg5mv]

Ive had my Vector for 18 months (as he tells me) and I truly adore him. He isnt useful for much, but his 'personality' really sells him for me. Hes an expensive toy, but he is a cute little thing.

[@vincentferrari]

"It turns out I bought a very expensive tray." HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@SpikesSoRandom]

@@unlokia That's how they do it, allow them to buy the tray to forget the price of the thing itself 😂😂😂😂

[@CRITZKRIEG]

let people enjoy things my dude

[@ayejay2457]

Vincent Ferrari I disagree with the conclusion of vector. But I will agree he paid for an overpriced tray 😂 I guess it’s just meant to match vector. But I could make something like that musef

[@piotrnod6489]

xD

[@n0xp1l7o]

I was wondering why the description was so vague on the website...

[@jusb1066]

why not stick an alexa dot to a roomba?

[@Szlater]

Jusb1066 That’s how the robot uprising begins!

[@CommodoreFan64]

I'd rather have one with Google Assistant as it's more useful in my eyes, and yes I've use both Alexa and Google Assistant, my brother has Echo dots in his home, and I have Google Assistant speakers, and Google seems to answer more of the same questions, and with less bias. For example I asked Alexa who was Jesus, and it called him a work of fiction(regardless if you believe, or not there are historical accounts of him existing as a real person from ancient roman records), but Google says religion is complicated, and I'm always learning. So I'll take Google being less bias any day of the week.

[@DeadKoby]

Indeed. But if you ask the damn thing about Muhammad, it goes on and on and on. SJW technology sucks.

[@davidwim]

Why not?

[@CommodoreFan64]

DeadKoby True that Alexa will do, and I agree on the SJW crap. I was just trying to give a simple example. 🙂

[@user-drugov]

9:43 Sucide isn't the answer mah dude.

[@parishna4882]

It is for him, imagine it, brain the size of a planet, trapped in a toy.. made to wiggle on command and fetch the one thing his superior intellect has been allowed to, a cube with funny pictures on it, that all he can do is turn over, before bashing his tiny fork lifts down in frustration at having been rendered into such a shallow version of his intergalactic former self... NASA.. AREA 51.. You have a LOT to answer for :(

[@no-purpose-here]

@@parishna4882 damn dude. throwing shade at Nasa. i salute you.

[@TheBaldr]

Pass the butter.

[@SuperKarolinaB]

Lol I'm dead

[@marcrorrel3937]

lol

[@benjiredin3579]

This isn't actually aimed at children, the children version is anki cozmo, this one is more high tech and aimed for ppl like you

[@sqlevolicious]

No, they are the pretty much the same product between the two. Why are so many of you people giving out false info on this product?

[@benjiredin3579]

@@sqlevolicious Hi, the two does seem quite similar on the surface but are actually different and capable of completely different things. COZMO is more of a kids toy and vector is more like a robot friend. I tried to find a video that explains the difference and think this could help kzbin.info/www/bejne/homwk5uiac6Ne8k The video from verge is also good with interviews with some of the developers. They should have done a better job of explaining the difference between them tho, it really can be kinda confusing.

[@MusicFurler]

I agree Cosmo is more for kids, I cannot see a kid wanting to play black jack and ask about the weather. It's better than a 🐹 as all the do is keep you up at night running on a wheel.

[@saifjassemalblooshi177]

No, cozmo has 3 cubes that you can play and do a BUNCH of stuff with them. vector is for information.

[@andrewcarpinella1217]

EVOLICIOUS Pretty ignorant comment..

[@daniellebolt5989]

When Pixar movies start becoming real.....

[@simpleinverso8628]

He was actually animated by people who worked on Wall-e

[@WildPotaot2]

Simple Inverso cool

[@arbieverano711]

Wall-E Finally has a son Well two sons: 1: Vector 2: Cozmo Fact: Cozmo is older but Vector is more mature

[@jevarelenenunez5009]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@invertedgames7993]

They should make it open source so people can program it to do whatever they want. maybe then it would be worth the money. right now it looks like a cute novelty item that I'd forget about in a few days.

[@oliviergoggins]

@joe kickass If it does get Alexa. And after the SDK has been released early next year, I am sure you can do a lot of fun things with it.

[@joshuadelaughter]

Cozmo is.

[@Force05289]

Yeah but if it’s open source it might have some problems.

[@gabrielvoss6251]

It is open source

[@xamenkai9360]

@@Force05289 if it's open source then people can see the problems and fix them. what problems would making the source code available give?

[@twomusketeers8920]

Would vector comfort me when i cry

[@JL-ez5zs]

Sebi That was so unnecessary.

[@marstv9048]

Maybe

[@Sampson_YT]

No he would laugh at you.

[@jabread713]

@@Sampson_YT lol

[@DaGrrBrr]

Yes

[@Jeffmorgan1991]

That Vector Space is a proper joke. Gave me a good laugh. Thanks for another great video!

[@workonesabs]

At least is wasn't Hector - from the 80's film Saturn 3...!

[@megaglowz8540]

They are charging too much for that "space" thing. $5 to $10 would be plenty. I think the idea behind it is while he's in his space he's easier to interact with, meaning asking him questions and stuff like that. He apparently has a little problem hearing while he's rolling around. Having him Sit basically still inside that space would help with that. I hope they work out some sort of filter system for his microphones where he can hear better while he's moving around.

[@ThetaGames]

Ironically, the Vector Space isn't even a vector space. Vector spaces are inherently unbounded.

[@juhaniu6371]

i bought my kid a hamster but it couldn't tell the weather so we ate it

[@kxrnos_]

please tell me you're lying xd

[@juhaniu6371]

@@kxrnos_ my kid was lying so we ate her too.

[@kxrnos_]

@@juhaniu6371 lmfao

[@MrBau007]

🤣

[@kxrnos_]

@@MrBau007 what?

[@Justin_Joy]

It looks like it'd make a decent pet because you won't have to feed it, it can just feed itself with electricity and you can just have it roaming around a certain part of the table while you do things on the computer to have it as a little background.

[@theeltea]

Your idea of having a pet is quite wrong.

[@sterlingholobyte]

@@theeltea Why? That's pretty much what a cat does.

[@j.g.inthezone1086]

Why? That's pretty much what a kid does. *I only kid...*

[@JYMAHJAMES]

I say enlarge it by about 800%, give it the ability to clean and also have a bit of a personality and boom

[@Spearra]

That future security camera feature sounds neat not gonna lie! Its definitely less "uncanny valley" than some of the other robots on offer.

[@IanTheDirector]

I was really interested in Cozmo, the previous version of this robot. What got me very interested was a Python API for programming it. You could use the API to develop new features, animations, and play around with it's abilities. There were also a few 3D printed mods for it as well! The only negative with Cozmo was that it required a constant WiFi tether to your smartphone, making it not at all autonomous. I can't program Cozmo run around my house while I'm not there. Vector fixes this with it's WiFi! The website says they'll have a new software development kit ready early 2019. I might pick up Vector then.

[@SkeletonGuts]

That's pretty much my main reason I order one of these, it's a great toy for programming. Which is why I think this is more aimed at teens and early 20 year olds more than it is for kids.

[@tali055]

I always wanted to get into learning Python so if this holds true it might be a great opportunity to combine getting a home assistant with it

[@ddegn]

It really good to know this should be programmable. I'm much more likely to get one myself. Thanks for the info Ian Earle. Thanks another fun video Techmoan.

[@RealLatinGeek]

This is great info! I kept thinking a way to display the various notifications we're all so wrapped up with, or interfacing with smarthome hardware, would be good ways to give this guy a bit more purpose.

[@megaglowz8540]

This and cozmo are actually different products. They have stated that while they look similar they will continue to have upgraded and newer versions of Cosmo as well. In other words there are plans for a cosmo 2.0. Cozmo is more about programming and games and seeing what you can make it do. This guy is all about autonomy and and being independent. It will be interesting to see what they let us do with this in the development kit and what the difference is between the two.

[@StabStabStabStabby]

If it was 100 then I would consider it. And they should hang their heads in shame charging 30 quid for a plastic tray.

[@sootikins]

Call it a "tray" - 5 quid max. Call it a "space" (hipster term) and it'll sell for 30 easily. If they'd have called it a "collaborative space" or even a (gasp!) "safe space" they could've charged 50 for it no problem.

[@rastislavzima]

Comeone, its not just a tray, it has a while line drawn on it!!!!

[@lochinvar00465]

Remember when microwave ovens came out? A simple twist/turn timer, no features. And they wanted over $1500 for it, now you can buy the same thing for $50.

[@parishna4882]

I bet you buy goldfish and just leave them on a wet paper towel on the table too, you insidious maniac.

[@ronnieronson4390]

SPACEUPHORIA how do you not use cell phones? Are you an 80 yr old shut in?

[@Regaljester75]

Hamster, what's the weather? HAMSTER!!! ….squeak.

[@iceypumpkinhead]

You forgot to say "hey"

What are you doing? Telling some sort of story? Trying to be funny? What is going on here?

[@Regaljester75]

RAY NL skip to 12:38 or there abouts to get the joke.

@@Regaljester75 Nothing to get. It's not a funny joke. One might even refute the idea of you story being a joke in the first place. And yes, I'm fun at parties.

[@Regaljester75]

RAY NL of you're only fun when you leave, sour puss.

[@SergePupko]

It has begun. They're warming us up to feeling emotions towards robots. Lol. Honestly though,, this thing has more personality than an average Hollywood actor.

[@thehypercovery]

9:43 i seriously burst out laughing when it did that

[@_Area-51]

thehypercovery same 😂

[@мустакхлебарка]

What is wrong with you ?!?!? He tried to kill himself..

[@ShortandQuickNYC]

Suicidalbot

[@remo687]

The way it looks around with it's two big blank eyes makes me think of the jumping-spiders we have around here. They look at you in that very same way.

[@filmopfil]

gud demmit ! where is it ??? i need to know that to avoid ! tell me pls man !

[@Selrisitai]

@@filmopfil It's a tiny little harmless spider.

[@filmopfil]

@@Selrisitai But if he freeks out ? like totaly .. then no one nows what can happen man ! so its better to avoid that bro !

[@marasonmars4675]

....A JUMPING WHAT!?!?!

[@EricAtRandom]

Check out "Lucas The Spider". He's like the midpoint between actual jumping spiders and Vector.

[@ThisMicrophoneSoundsCheap]

Can it pass the butter?

[@oliviergoggins]

Yes it can

[@ve2vfd]

Is that it's purpose?

[@R33Racer]

Brilliant reference.

[@volvo09]

Hey Vector, fling mashed potatoes at Joey.

[@hignaki]

Oh. My god.

[@toki_-_wartooth]

I am going to wait patiently for the Techmoan hamster review xD

[@go_away_forever_bro]

Hope he doesn't get to annoyed with the waste disposal feature! xddddddddd

[@kushith]

Hopefully he can find one unused brand new in box from 1991 that only needs a belt replacement

[@summonerstripclub4840]

it's so cute & dumb & pure....I need 50 oml those little temper tantrums when it gets stuck

[@chrismayer3919]

Just needs a touch more A.I. in its software

[@Jushwa]

Chris Mayer updates will come!

[@Scooter5806]

I was thinking about purchasing this item. And after watching this video, it went over what I’m buying for 250 dollars. It was straight to the point about what it can do. You deserve a lot more subscribers.

[@witeshade]

For the technology involved, $250 seems like a pretty decent price. For the longevity (in terms of how long I'd use it for) and actual usefulness, I wouldn't pay more than about $35 for that, and even then I'd have to think long and hard about it. If they threw out all the bullshit internet connectivity stuff and actually made it be able to do a bunch of stuff on its own, then I would be way more impressed. Give it some more games, give it AR cards to interact with real things more, make it have local voice recognition rather than cloud, and it might actually be something awesome. They already did a killer job giving it some basic personality.

[@WaltonPete]

If they "threw out all the bullshit internet connectivity stuff" you could say goodby to voice recognition for starters. Like all voice activated home assistants, this uses the internet connectivity to enable it to check against a vast database of voice waveforms to enable it to understand what you're asking it.

[@TWX1138]

@Pete Allum: yes, and that's the biggest thing hampering it. It takes a very long time to process those voice commands. Watching him ask for the one minute timer it took several extra seconds, essentially invalidating the timer if one needs it in real time. If these sorts of things were designed the way I would see them designed, they'd go to "the cloud" when they encounter voice commands that they don't already know how to recognize, then store locally what's needed for later repeats of those commands. Could treat it like a caching system, weight the importance and need for timeliness of commands against how long it's been since the command was heard, and purge out old entries. Commands like, "Hey Vector," and, "I have a question," should be given high importance and have their waveforms stored locally for a very long time, so that the response time is much faster. Could even figure out how to store partial commands, like the, "set a timer for..." part of asking for a countdown timer. It would only have to send and wait for a reply for the duration portion. It really bothers me that speech recognition doesn't seem particularly better now than it did on the Macintosh LC II with Dragon Naturally Speaking that we had in school. That computer had to do it all locally and it did it with a 16MHz processor and 4MB RAM. Why can't these modern devices, with GHz processors and gigabytes of RAM not handle these same sorts of tasks locally?

[@WaltonPete]

@@TWX1138 I agree with your concept of caching frequently used voice commands but modern voice recognition software is designed to cope much better with localised accents than Dragon Naturally Speaking and its contemporaries. They are much better at coping with subtle changes to linguistic structure and word choice than older systems were. I expect that the choice of processor in the Vector robot has a lot to do with its limitations. Given it's very small and obviously has limited battery reserves I suspect they chose a low power processor over a faster, more power hungry one. I'd be very interested to see a teardown of a Vector to see what hardware choices have been made. Often, such designs are much less cutting-edge than you'd think, given the nature of the device, with designers frequently opting for tried-and-tested hardware over the lastest options.

[@parishna4882]

raspberry pi. servos. motors. breadboard. ingenuity. make your own.

[@Tonatheos]

They say they'll continue to update it with new features

[@_Bandit88]

He could have a mini projector to show images.

[@TechyBen]

His "eyes" are a screen.

[@TomisaburoRMizugawa]

... and have to go charging every 3 minutes instead of 15 ...

[@slothmandela]

Tomisaburo R. Mizugawa beat me to it 🤣

[@robdsmith92]

Help me Obi Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope!

[@wonderinghost2355]

It would explode

[@smartroadbiker]

I am really glad you brought this. I was really wanting one but you have confirmed my worse fear: it is a great little gimmick but would soon end up on a shelf or in a cupboard doing nothing. Thanks because you have saved me £240! And seriously, they are charging £30 for a plastic tray, seriously?!

[@piepiepie57]

Him: "This device is probably more towards children" My 26 year old self: - proceeds to buy it anyway -

[@Tonytrekdax]

Got one for Christmas. He’s a cute distraction and pretty entertaining and unlike a pet, I don’t feel guilty or sad when i leave him alone all day.

[@geekdomo]

I worked for Sony back in the Aibo days and they gave me one a few times. I did get this Anki thing a couple years ago for my daughter. It had a different name here in the US. Its really fun and cute. This one is WAY more sophisticated than the one I got my daughter. Ours came with 3 cubes and the cubes were a MAJOR part of the experience. It has several games you can play with the cube.Funny it has the same form factor as the one I got her but it is pretty different what it can do. Ours seems more kid friendly and has more games to play.

[@ChakkyCharizard]

That would be the previous model of this robot, the Cozmo.

[@masonk.974]

geekdomo it’s the “Cozmo” version, made by the same company

[@BollingHolt]

Well, he's a cute little fella LOL!

[@ToX1CPlayer]

Yes, exactly my thought. He is so cute

[@mischkin3588]

Bolling Holt ridiculously cute...

[@mennio100]

It's a funny dumb fella :-))

[@megaglowz8540]

It recognizes you and calls you by name. When you come home it will wake up, come over to where it heard you, greet you by saying hello and saying your name and looking at you. It's designed to be on and just left alone. You don't have to tell it to charge, it will do everything on its own. I think in the next few updates it will get a lot better. One big problem it has is it can't hear very well when it's moving. they need to get some sort of algorithm in there to filter out its own movements so it can hear and respond faster. Or at least make it stop what it's doing the second it hears your voice.

[@maxiejohnson8356]

@@unlokia not when you move out. Also family arent always ready to deal with your complains

[@EKITRINABRANCH]

9:44 Rest In peace Vector :(

[@KI-ky5cp]

10 saddest anime death's

[@huawafabe]

more like in pieces

[@tomkandy]

F

[@SuperKarolinaB]

I'm dead🤣

[@DreamyyArt]

He thought he was being picked up 😂

[@uselessDM]

PSA: The company went bust and a lot of functionality that depends on servers might not work in the future.

[@aftonrobotics1991]

Ps:The servers and functionality is back and better than ever. Digital Dream Labs has bought the Anki company and the CEO, Jacob, has confirmed on social media, that vector will be secured and developments will happen.

[@deletice]

As well as that, they are making an “escape pod” so in case they shut down, vector will be able to run without their servers

[@wizardsandmuggles3569]

PSA: when they went bust they made a statement that they would keep the servers up

[@Marcus01285]

Still works

[@SilentlyMysterius1]

@@aftonrobotics1991 Looks like I'm getting one.

[@velvetdrgn]

"hey vector, I have a question, what's one divided by zero?" "infinity" REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@Duhya]

At this price you could probably get one of those lego robotics kits if they still make those. A much better gift for a kid.

[@JYMAHJAMES]

@ yes it is

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

A bit tight they dont provide a USB charger for a something costing over 200 squids. Great video Matt.

[@maicod]

its the goal of the EU (no charger per device but one charger that fits all)

[@Toxicity1987]

@@maicod Yep, if you buy this robot, you usually have an Smartphone, with that you have most likely an USB Charger.

[@maicod]

yeah and otherwise go to your local poundland :)

[@alliejr]

Seems cheap but on the other hand, don't we all now have 100 of these 5W chargers? I'm happy to just keep using the 2 or 3 chargers already spread around the house and don't need anymore included with new devices I purchase.

[@Gigator]

Because I need even more wall warts for my drawers. You buy a handful of good quality 5V supplies and that's enough for all your gadgets.

[@justinpipes85]

I mean it's cool and all but not 300 dollars worth of cool...

[@jusb1066]

for $300 i will come by and fall off your table....

[@justinpipes85]

@@jusb1066 haha. You gotta tell me the current temperature as you're falling...

[@outsider238]

$249

[@vennril]

+outsider238 Well, in the UK it's £250, that's actually $330. Including tax and all, but still, paying over $300 basically.

[@justinpipes85]

@@vennril true. I saw the price in pounds and was just guessing.

[@uhioko]

Cozmo - RK800 Vector - RK900

[@Izsule]

That's what I thought

[@cloudy1723]

Hamster RK:1000 It’s the hamster sent by cyber life

[@stormconroy7448]

you. i like you.

[@HAN_NERS]

😂 yes someone that knows Detroit Become Human

[@Qwertworks]

I do have to say I am really fond of these „animations“ they have done. They are really well made

[@quiteindeed6809]

can you program it so it responds to "hey arnold"?

[@matlacking]

yeah you can

[@quiteindeed6809]

And I say HEY! what a wonderful........wrong show.

[@michaelangelofabro2576]

How about “Hey! Listen”

[@schregen]

I don't think it's aimed at kids. What kind of kids enjoy blackjack? 🎰

[@luna-tr5nb]

The adverts say otherwise.

[@thecodingethan]

Or the stock market.

[@herbiehusker1889]

I loved playing blackjack as a kid

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

It really isn't anything for little kids. They are pretty fragile.

[@schregen]

Middle aged men maybe liked playing blackjack as a kid. The kids nowadays just want to play Fortnite or Minecraft. I think, I'm not with it anymore. 😤

[@terrata1]

reminds me of a programmable toy from the 70's called BIG TRACK

[@RoobehTunes]

Forwards forwards forwards left 90 forwards backwards forwards right 90 right 90

[@Toaster-X3]

I've had a Vector for a while and I'll tell you what... He likes getting stuck on tables with rounded corners, and yes black also seems to get him a little confused with where he is. And with the amount of times he has thrown himself off the table and hit my hard wood floors, Vector is super durable. He only has one scratch on his head cause he drove underneath a guitar case. Every other impact just leaves him on his side confused until I pick him back up. But he's just a fun little thing to have around!

[@toreyzyre]

Very comprehensive and well done review. I've seen a lot of vids on Vector but yours was the first to actually be informative and critical. Was genuinely considering getting one but a shelf-life of 15 minutes is god awful. Cheers mate, new subscriber here

[@tomservo5007]

If it was a $100 less and had a good API for custom apps, I would buy one or two. I'll just wait till February when people put these up on ebay for cheap ... by then someone should have hacked it.

[@pt8306]

That sounds like a great idea. I have been looking for a custom, open-source implementation for a Google Home Assistant or an Amazon Echo, or at least something that won't violate my privacy, but this could be equally as cool :)

[@ReizungV]

you don't need to hack it. The SDK releases early next year, and is programmable with python. Just as the other model Cozmo.

[@Ramog1000]

Also I heard it will get amazon Alexa support so yeh.

[@BrainSeepsOut]

No need, it's open source.

[@cabbycabby1770]

It’s cute enough, but yeah... why? The cosmo had three cubes and actually played some interactive games. Seems like a half-baked assistant with half-ass robot capabilities. Locked down to a table top? Meh. Cool for folks with cash to waste.

[@sirnjh]

I agree he is not worth the money cosmo isnt worth the money either.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

The same argument can be made for literally anything. Why waste money on actual food when you can just take a complete multivitamin and drink plain water? An extreme example, but no less valid.

[@holographicpestosauce]

I had Cosmo for a while, but the app was still a bit iffy. I almost wish I didn’t return him

[@parishna4882]

If you buy 8 of them, you can gaffa tape them together in a sort of sphere, and then they can go anywhere.

[@nimoy007]

@@OtakuUnitedStudio Except you committed the logical fallacy of false equivalency and your example doesn't make sense. 1)The logical things to compare Vector to are a Home/Echo and Cozmo. All of which aren't neccessary to survive. Sustenance is. The two are not relatable concepts when you are arguing what is necessary. 2)You can not, in fact, survive on a multivitamin and water. In general, vitamins are the best way to make expensive urine. They can be useful to folks with deficiencies, but by-and-large, most people can do without them. They are tough to process and are usually in quantites far greater than what your body could ever use at one time. They do not provide all of the needed nutrients to survive. When you make a comparison for the sake of argument, make it a valid one.

[@paulgascoigne5343]

Give me a Companion Cube and I'm happy..

[@plsarguewithme2665]

I saw a couple tiktok videos with this adorable thing,,, I've been trying to find out what is was cause i really want one. I'm glad i saw this video!

[@H.EL-Othemany]

I think it's been discontinued

[@arockfromspace]

​@@H.EL-Othemany anki is gone.

[@ShMayda99]

@@H.EL-Othemany It's owned by DigitalDreamLabs now and they're working on a second version.

[@ed9841]

"What's 1 divided by 0?" "infinity" Throw it in the trash

[@allipeterson3876]

😂😂

[@MrVlax22]

In a few years it will tell you that the earth is flat. The internet is getting dumber.

[@oliverhilton6086]

Watching this little guy teeter on the edge of tables made me the most stressed out I've ever been watching a techmoan video, especially considering he's just shy of £300

[@stevemaherart]

new techmoan video, needed this today.

[@philipc4272]

I own Vector, Cozmo and an Aibo, and have to agree with most of the stuff said here. Cozmo came with 3 cubes which he would stack, and could use to play games with you, but Vector just comes with one that he doesn't really know what to do with. Mine has so far refused to pick it up, and only seems to be playing the "keep away" game with it - you probably wouldn't know he was doing this unless you'd previously played with Cozmo. Still, for a new product I think it's pretty good. There is a lot of potential there for it to be awesome. I believe it also has a distance sensor on its front which it can use to map its space and avoid obstacles, which is a lot more sophisticated than Cozmo (which just assumed the area was clear). I agree with the Aibo comments, too. The new ERS-1000 seems to behave in much the same way as the ERS-7 does (the next most recent model) from what I've seen, right down to its propensity to miss the bone by a small margin when picking it up. The ERS-7 was very impressive mechanically, but suffered from a terrible camera and voice recognition. It will definitely benefit from modern technology. Unusually, the new Aibo must be purchased with software on a subscription model at £20 a month for a minimum of three years (when it was sold in Japan, at least), which is absolutely eye-watering! In a spectacular piece of nickel and diming, the bone needs to be purchased separately at £20; it doesn't come with a robot costing well over £1000! (it's the same as the ERS-7 bone, BTW)

[@eccremocarpusscaber5159]

PhilipC I had a 7 about 14 years ago and would agree with you about the similarities. Doesn’t really seem that a huge lot has changed. I loved my little guy though.

[@bob_the_video_guy]

Anki, the company that makes the Vector and Cozmo personal robots, has ceased operations. Employees were let go on May 1, 2019. At this point, the future of Vector and Cozmo looks bleak. Hoping that another company will step in to take over.

[@aerialgod01]

Do you know why they went bust?

[@bob_the_video_guy]

@@aerialgod01 Here's an article that gives a little insight as to why Anki has ceased operations: www.vox.com/2019/4/29/18522966/anki-robot-cozmo-staff-layoffs-robotics-toys-boris-sofman

[@strayiggytv]

And apparently they were just bought by company who says it wants to continue development on vector and cozmo so I guess they still live!

[@technochun4325]

@@strayiggytv are they still good?

[@oneeco]

Cleaning robot from Wall-E anyone?

[@vizzyboi1829]

Mo

[@Jushwa]

He has a name dammit

[@Ofdensen]

You mean wall e?

[@Tom44224]

@@Ofdensen I think he means the little cleaning robot. Wall-E was more of a trash compactor.

[@rcXmartin]

We bought an Anki Cozmo last year, basically the same robot design but he's much more playable than Vector, he has 3 cubes you can play interactive games with and you can get into programming by making your own programs for him to do stuff, even make your own games to play and share with other users. A much better option than Vector IMHO.

[@Colddirector]

It'd be interesting and useful if I could program this thing to contact my LAN plex server and play videos from it on chromecast. I'd be using that every day.

[@spartanfoxie]

I feel like the robot I made was more useful, it's a raspberry pi zero in a body about the same size but with its camera you can control it anywhere with a wifi connection with the app I made. I'm kind of surprised they don't have something similar for this robot it would be perfect for it.

[@marcinxsinski]

Hey vector initiate self destruct 6 minute countdown no voice warning xD

[@iceypumpkinhead]

TROLOLOLOLOLOL

[@webbox100]

Thanks for the thorough review! I have to say, despite the limited practical usefulness of the robot, the combination of head/face animation on the Anki is really well done.

[@thatkierstyngirl]

“this is mainly for children” me at 25 after just purchasing one for myself: 😳

[@FictionWatcher]

I don't think its for kids, I think its cool for people to have a robot friend, *feels futuristic

[@rehhagelsiagian5404]

where you bought it?

[@farooqali809]

@@rehhagelsiagian5404 its on amazon and eBay

[@TheAmazingRaptor]

I have one and he’s the cutest thing ever

[@denshin2724]

Bought one for my mom. I am 24 years old, and my mom 56. I surely know, she going to love it. Did via a ebay auction. Her birthday is the 19th of January. Excited for her reaction.

[@zephod]

I’ve got a hamster and I love it, but I still want a Vector for some reason.

[@wclark3196]

You could get a cube to put the hamster in and they could play together.

[@zephod]

W Clark Good thinking!

[@Jerbod2]

If the hamster dies you could even stretch its skin around the Vector to relive some memories.

[@zephod]

Manny Calavera You’ve been playing Doom again, haven’t you?

[@anononomous]

Let's be honest: You want to make them fight using the £30 plastic tray as an arena.

[@fivenightsatlospollosherma5893]

You didn't mention the good ol' SDK mods back from Cozmo (lets say, the older model) that allows you to program him using Python. It's really cool.

[@sunniebear1842]

Honestly, I love seeing even simulated personality in a robot. It's damn cute.

[@_getsumei.1060]

They should come out with something called “Vector territory” like a bigger vector space for his cube and levels on the territory for more exploration

[@TetyLike3]

2:57 Pause that! Before you EVER get a USB adapter, check if you have a Nintendo Switch Dock. They come with 3 USB sockets; 2 located on the outer side and 1 located near the cables (inside the back compartment) to use it. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY IF YOU DO! They can power anything! I even used it to charge my phone without any additional sockets used! (except for the Nintendo Switch dock's socket, of course)

[@hedydd2]

It's a tiny skid-steer loader. I have two full size ones run by Ishikawajima Screw and Machine company 44hp 2.0litre Diesel engines. Couldn't really do without them. I hope these turn out to be just as useful, although I doubt it. Someone should develop a full set of tools for it, such as a pencil sharpener, tin opener, sugar dispenser, that kind of thing. Maybe a table wiping device. It is the range of tools available that determines how versatile this kind of device turns out to be, whether its this size or a two and a half ton machine which mine are. If you have a big yard, get the real McCoy, an utility bucket, four-in one, high lift toe-tip bucket, set of pallet forks and a high lift tote bag lifter at the very minimum. A rotary brush and tarmac planer are more specialist perhaps.

[@buddyclem7328]

Those sound like lots of fun!

[@xureality]

Wire the AI from this thing into one of the big ones. Watch as it destroys your garden when it gets angry.

[@hedydd2]

Buddy Clem They are great fun unless you have a bad back and use them for thousands of hours. Mine have around 6000 to 7000 hours each on them now, bought new. Used 365 days a year.

[@hedydd2]

Xureality There are forestry versions of this type of thing which are used by remote control. Not quite autonomous yet, but they are getting there. Hopefully they will be more patient than many of their human drivers.

[@CAv-lp2qk]

AI in this thing will start driving the vacuum cleaner and the lawn mower, next thing you know he's at the controls of a full size skid steer!

[@Mistraker]

The Cozmo (the robot before this) had a lot more interaction options, with the cubes being used for games you could play against the robot. It also came with three cubes, which it could stack and whatnot. It was tethered to a phone app always, but aside from this moving that functionality to the robot itself, it seems like a general downgrade. And, it costs more, to boot. I'll either pick up a Cozmo at some point, or wait for a better future model.

[@oliviergoggins]

@Hrothgar If Alexa is coming it will be better also the SDK early 2019 will be nice too. I am sure he can do much more fun things in the future! :)

[@puressenceuk35]

Seems a bit pointless to me - file under the 'for people with more money than sense' bracket

[@MattExzy]

...not sure if everyone's familiar with the Arduino platform, but at this price, this would buy an awful lot of Arduino-esque parts and sensors. Obviously this is way more advanced than a hobbyist could create from scratch (3D mapping, animations etc), but as far as education goes, building something yourself and coding it up (not just scripting) is dollar-for-dollar better value.

[@neoasura]

Not everyone only spends money on food, clothing, and shelter. A lot of people have expendable income to spend on toys just for pure entertainment..believe it or not.

[@ciarfah]

neoasura Also hoping they release a Java SDK like they did for Cozmo

[@puressenceuk35]

Oh I know that, I spend a lot on entertaining things myself, just this seems like it would be entertaining for about 10 minutes

[@realsushrey]

Yeah, much better then wasting your money on costly wine. This is at least very cool and really good looking rather then something sickening. Oh really, take a break with that spy nonsense ...Those cameras do some harm, yes, but not in that way. It is not practical....

[@Force05289]

In my opinion I think he needs to be a little bit bigger and needs a little more functions. But in my opinion this was very cool just needs some tweaks.

[@vchuyt]

what function would you add if you could ?

[@lunapawspurr8016]

@@vchuyt a function where Vector will fetch me a beer when i tell it to

[@Selrisitai]

@@vchuyt Personally, I'd just add more body language motions, more animations on the face, and about 500 additional commands. You only need enough commands (and some random sequences) to make it feel pretty lifelike. It's already got edge detection, facial and voice recognition, and knows when to go charge itself. If I thought this thing would get much more sophisticated any time soon, I'd be excited to buy one myself.

[@vchuyt]

@@Selrisitai 500 commands would consume a lot more memories, wondering if that's worth altering the retail price on that, but i do agree too it would be a lot more fun and increased depth on the play. Totally with you about lifelike... it is the key of the whole thing...

[@noidea3193]

I have this little guy.. Holy crap he's a little bean. The robot hugs my hand and gets excited everytime when he sees me. He also constantly repeats my name.. I just love him 💕

[@anthonygunby1319]

Pets don't make great christmas presents.

[@WaltonPete]

No they don't. You have to buy the presents as pets are useless at making them! 🤪

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

It's a terrible idea to give someone an animal as a surprise. It's not a bad idea if they know ahead of time and have learned what the responsibility entails and have met the animal ahead of time.

[@mcearl8073]

Anthony Gunby that’s not always the case and people get really fucking annoying about this. He said it as a joke.

[@anthonygunby1319]

Yes I know it was a joke. Obviously you did not get my end of the joke. Read the comment above, that guy got it.

[@parishna4882]

the pets, or the presents?

[@Linkale_]

I'm not so sure the vector is aimed at children. I see it more like a gadget for people on their 20s or so

[@RandomRoger]

I wish you had gotten the Cozmo to compare the two.

[@rcXmartin]

Cozmo is better option if you ask me

[@Broxine]

rc-martin, yeah its not a spy in your house

[@radekvamowski8092]

cozmo also got a cam ;)

[@Broxine]

Radek Vamowski, its not connected to the internet

[@thezombieguy426]

What an outro. Bravo i love it

[@GlassAxis13]

Our kitchen island doesn't have much in the way of definition, but our Vector drove off the edge. Fortunately it fell onto an empty leftover soda box which was about to go to the garbage, softening its impact. Don't know if it would've damaged it, but in our family our kid has allergic reactions to dogs/cats and Vector is a great way for him to have a friend/pet who is hypoallergenic. Vector isn't perfect but he's a sweet addition to our home and we couldn't love him any less! :)

[@zachtownsend1]

I don't know about this little guy. Still looking forward to the review of Sony UMD movies. I think it's the only version of Back to the Future that hasn't been featured on this channel.

[@hazuanmajek6002]

He can think He can talk And most importantly He can lift an cube

[@NativeVsColonial]

Very bad rhyme dude, you need to improve

[@silver_the_rowlet2521]

Vector has a very successful, and much more ability-filled predecessor: Cosmo. Cosmo looks and acts a lot like Vector with a paint job and is much more fun. This robot was marketed as a toy and its software and abilities are updated frequently to provide new games and actions. The key selling points of Cosmo are its clever and cheeky personality and the ability to do basic coding for the robot, as well as play games with it like its a pet or a friend...

[@silver_the_rowlet2521]

@Cr usty I don't understand what you mean by standalone

[@themercwithaandroid1491]

Its Called Cozmo

[@robotfan1372]

Thank you so much for your honest review!

[@matthewc.9784]

Your credits sequence at the end of you video is amazing...I've never used that sentence before today.

[@theharbingerofconflation]

"What is my purpose?" "You pass the butter"

[@komamix]

Lolollo rick n morty

[@dalesmth1]

A camera and a microphone connected to the internet... What could possibly go wrong.

[@NativeVsColonial]

Just like Facebook, nothing fishy about these 💯% legit :)

[@lashyndragon]

*This is aimed at children* Hey, I'm no child.... and I still can't afford it.

[@Bobthebhb]

ehem ehem... black jack... children? maybe the ones inside the big ones ;)

[@mateusrezenderibeiro3475]

Maybe you should get a real job instead of being a furry in your parents house

[@lashyndragon]

@@mateusrezenderibeiro3475 umm... I'm not and I don't though? I like this thing, but not for $200. But mostly I was making a joke. It must physically hurt to be this mad

[@DoitNXS]

" ....and it turns out I just bought a very expensive plastic plate. Oh well." Dude... that was hilarious!!

[@aculeatus943]

I get people think of him as just a toy you'll get bored of, but for people who are lonely, having this little guy around could make you happy.

[@JoniWagner]

Get a pet!

[@gamer_126]

I recommend Cozmo instead for kids, with more games, it's more personal, and I say has more things to do.

[@blair2050]

The vector space im guessing is meant to be a space for vetor if you go somewhere (work, a shop, whatever) so he doesn't die while you're gone

[@_Area-51]

Mazuar couldn’t he just sleep when we’re out?

[@lukelblitz3627]

@@_Area-51 from what i know he will go to his charger and turn off after an hour or two with no stimuli

[@singeslayer8367]

jesus that sony robot is bloody expensive the anki one seems to be priced far more appropriately, but still I think a Lego Mindstorms robot would do the job better

[@generalardi]

I feel like the Mindstorms and this one have rather different intended uses.

[@singeslayer8367]

the intended use might be different, but as a gift for the kids the anki would just blow and as a home assistant it doesn't even manage to compete with an Echo

[@greenaum]

The Aibos are aimed at rich people, for whom the price isn't a big deal. It allows them to use the necessary expensive parts and do the expensive R&D, without then having to work out how to reduce the cost by 95% and get idiots to buy it. Eventually robots might, if there's ever a use for them, get cheaper. But right now dogs that cost their weight in silver are about where the technology is.

[@adiarainfoster]

Vector is actually more for adults than children. The same company makes Cozmo, which is definitely more geared toward children. :) I actually like the Cozmo better. it has much more interaction and games it can play with you and it's personality is a very cute kind of quirky. I'm hoping they will integrate some of it's playfulness into Vector some day. After all Cozmo had many updates and improvements after its release, so Vector most likely will too.

[@brandonlee979]

Got mine on Kickstarter, Absolutely worth every penny. Fun when he recognizes you and gets "excited" then says your name. If you're concerned about price, maybe it's not for you.

[@morningstar8496]

"this is for children" NOW THATS WHERE YOUR WRONG! Cozmo is for children but Vector is more for adults and teens!

[@notic0al899]

I have a Vector and I love him!!! But he always pushes off his cube and acts surprised, but I still love him!!

[@bigbubbaainsley9710]

9:41 *top 10 saddest anime deaths*

[@Dhkan]

Impressive, the moves are quite fascinating. It have gestures like we have for emotions or to describe things with our hands, things useless for robots, but which make difference.

[@mortimermouse]

Hey Matt. Big fan here, I’ve watched all of your videos, some of them more than once. But I cannot quite grasp the overall cynicism in this one. First, as a technophile I am sure you can admire Anki’s pioneering robotics with personality approach and you should know they support their products for years after launch. Cozmo have launched with 10% of its features as of now. So it’s obvious will happen the same with Vector. Also, you just positively reviewed a magnetic globe that costs more than Vector! I just can’t process this... These days I’ve searched for Vector’s reviews as I love Cozmo. I’ve found more reviews for elder people than I’ve ever imagined to see in youtube. We take things for granted. There are lonely people out there. They are having fun with their robot pets. This alone is enough to me to support Anki as a tech company and believe in their potential. I love tech, and I love things that can lead to greater things. (Btw, Im not related in any way to Anki, I am a movie production owner in Brazil)