Today brings sad news in the world of consumer robotics. Anki, maker of Vector, a toy-like autonomous countertop robot, is shutting down, and hundreds of people are losing their jobs. It’s a ...

Anki has released a bunch of successful products in the past, but until now they’ve all been toys. The Anki Vector Robot is something different, however. It might look like one of Anki’s ...

I took an Anki Vector robot home with me, introduced it to my family, and gave it a place to rest and recharge its batteries. Here's our review.

Anki's Vector is a home robot with a personality. It can recognize voice commands, detect familiar faces, and play games -- and that's just the start.

It’s the latest model of robot from Anki, which has sold 2 million robots thus far. Vector looks like a tiny black bulldozer with an itty-bitty lift, and brightly colored, slightly askew eyes.

Anki's Vector has a winning personality, and the small robot is built for durability. But it's weak on answering questions and lacks a real purpose, other than distraction.

It’s charming, smart, and it’s mobile. The question is: Can Vector succeed where other home robots have failed?

You can also play simple games with the robot, something like a card game where it displays artifacts on its tiny display on the front which otherwise shows the eyes cartoony of Vector.

At a glance, Vector looks a lot like Anki's previous robot, Cozmo, but the similarities are only skin-deep.

Meet Vector, Anki's mini home robot with a big personality From the makers of Cozmo, Vector is a fully autonomous robot that rolls around your home, ready to answer your questions or play a game.