Anki, the toy maker most well-known for its automated ... the biggest standout change here is the AI powering Vector. The robot’s personality is much more emotive now, giving it a sharper ...

Vector, a tiny desktop companion robot that was both surprisingly endearing and unsurprisingly useless, met its demise earlier this year when its creator, Anki, ran out of money and shut down.

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Assets belonging to defunct robot toy company Anki have been bought by an ed-tech firm named ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage ... household will own a robot, and he’s hoping Vector is a small step toward ...

Anki has been making toys that use artificial intelligence for years now ... serving as a friend and helper in day to day life. Vector is a palm-sized robot that uses the same general design ...

The second is how Anki is bringing Vector to market ... has been updated 23 times since 2016. With this robot, Anki learned a lot about AI and built its knowledge database. But it also showed ...

Anki’s Vector robot originally launched back in 2018. As a companion robot, it offered some pretty innovative features at the ...

A host of startups are building robots and stuffed toys that can have full-fledged conversations with children, thanks to generative AI. Six-year-old Sophia Valentina sits under a decorated ...