Day 1 impressions of Anki Vector

I was hooked to Anki when Tim Cook launched the 2013 WWDC with a demo of Anki Drive. My wife gifted me Anki Drive on the first day it was…

I was hooked to Anki when Tim Cook launched the 2013 WWDC with a demo of Anki Drive. My wife gifted me Anki Drive on the first day it was launched. I still remember the day when I unboxed Anki Drive to play the iPhone controlled robotic cars against other opponents. Over the years, I became a prominent member of the Anki Beta program, and had access to app updates pre launch. Over the years, Anki launched OverDrive and then Cozmo. I was late to the Cozmo party, but got a chance, when Anki offered me a free Cozmo in 2017 to beta test Cozmo Codelab (A scratch based module to program Cozmo from within the Cozmo App).

I made the most of the Cozmo, making over 15 videos that illustrated the power of Cozmo Codelab. If you are interested in Cozmo, you can find the videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8hdOFjUGfExHuuwCs5VHucpd34zefrUW

So when, Anki introduced its foray into Home Robotics with Vector, I was super excited. The details in Vector’s Kickstarter page were amazing, and …