Anki tiny Cozmo robot: "a Pixar character made real"

[editor]

This thing looks a lot of fun.

You might already be familiar with Anki's smartphone-powered remote control cars, but Cozmo is something else entirely. Rather than just being a competitive toy, it's a robotic companion that gets smarter over time. Most important, it's full of personality. Cozmo's diminutive size, expressive LED eyes and boisterous voice (which harks back to Star Wars droids like R2-D2 and Pixar's Wall-E) make it instantly endearing. It moves around with tiny tank treads (a subtle nod to Short Circuit's Johnny 5) and it interacts with the environment using a single articulating arm, which you'll eventually be able to swap out for other appendages. There's also a camera that sits right below its eyes that lets it recognize people and its surroundings.

Anki's adorable Cozmo robot is hard not to love

 

[editor]

It's a smart little thing

 

[Chz]

Welp, I couldn't talk the wean out of wanting one (because I'm not sure he's really into programming it to do things) so I'll let you all know what it's like after Christmas!

I mean, if he actually plays with it - great. I'm just thinking I've blown £130 on something he'll be meh about.

 

[Javabro]

Cute

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

They have the vector model too which is a mix of this and an alexa type thing.