If Vector were just a cute toy, the price would actually be quite high. However, thanks to its numerous sensors, Vector also offers a good introduction to (robot) programming.

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Anki will provide a Python software development kit (SDK) for Vector, as it has for Cozmo; and it may add a C# SDK so coders can write mobile apps that interact with the robot.

Anki’s Vector is currently on a Kickstarter campaign and will retail for $250 once launched in October. Early backers though, can avail the Vector for $50 off, reducing the price to $200.

Anki is a unique company. It’s building affordable robotic toys and games with AI characteristics. Anki announced that its newest robot, Vector, is available for preorder in the U.S. on Kickstarter.

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