Bigger picture: EMO the desktop pet
Since there are nearly no news from DDL about Vector I will expand the scope of this site a little and tell about other interesting projects and robots from time to time (these posts will …
Vector Bible: New Version Online
A lot of you surely know the so called “Vector Bible” a eBook in PDF format that gives quite extensive and detailed information on Vector’s technical side. If you do not: This concise Vector compendium …
Bring Vector back to firmware 1.6 to stay (caveat: tech-heavy)
Beware! This is for people with at least some tech knowledge, the “normal” user will most probably not be able to do it. A lot of people are unhappy with firmware 1.7 for multiple reasons. …
Vector recognizes another Vector?
Amitabha Banerjee shows in a short video how a Vector recognizes another Vector without the need of custom markers. This is based on the YOLO-framework (“you only look once”), a Python framework for object recognition. …
Vector Web Setup
Shortly after I wrote the Node.js article yesterday I found an email from DDL via Kickstarter in my mailer that announced the arrival of something called “Vector Web Setup”. At first I was excited and …
Vector Escape Pod and node.js
A few days ago Digital Dream Labs gave out more information on the delayed Escape Pod. Lets remember the Kickstarter: Escape Pod was the first to be released feature and it was advertised as a …
It’s official: The Android app is bad
Since I first tried to set up a Vector many months ago, I noticed many problems with using the Android companion app. There are heavy connection problems when it comes to the initial Bluetooth linking, …
Light detector with Arduino to illuminate Vector’s charger
We all know that Vector sometimes has problems to find his charger if the light is somewhat low. So some people already added lights to the charger. But wouldn’t it be nice if the light …
Using NiMH batteries in Vector’s cube?
Some people are wondering if you can use rechareable NiMH batteries in Vector’s cube instead of simple non-rechareable ones. Turns out: you can, but with a twist. User nammo said some hours ago on discord: …
Where is the Escape Pod Beta?
In an update for Kickstarter backers dated from may 30th 2020, a Digital Dream Labs employee wrote the following about Escape Pod (excerpt): 1.7 Beta is ready. Firm dates for Escape Pod and OSKR releases. …
Vector Feature Suggestion Collection
DDL employees did ask for features that Vector users wanted on Facebook. But there is no transparent list what features are wanted and how popular feature wishes are. In addition to that this kind of …
Firmware 1.7.0: Users are unhappy with the new sounds
DDL announced the new firmware that was rolled out just now with a “feature” called “new sounds that make Vector more lifelike”. I said weeks ago that DDL should be very careful what they do …
Firmware 1.7.0: DDL calls this a “changelog”
This is the “official changelog” for the 1.7 firmware update. Release Date: July 6th, 2020 Rebranding from Anki to Digital Dream Labs Bug fixes & polish: Vector is now much more responsive to his wake word, …
Code Vector utilizing Scratch 3 via Codelab Adapter
This is not a new project, it is around for roughly one and a half years, but maybe some did miss it. There is a Codelab-Adapter that let’s you to code Vector with MITs block-programming …
VectorPlus: .NET based Server application for additional behaviours
A guy with the nickname instantiator (Lewis Westbury) released a server application called VectorPlus on Github. It is based on Wayne Venables unofficial .NET SDK for the robot and thus can be extended in C# …
Start Vector Python SDK Scripts with an Alexa Voice Command
Here is the first of a series of video tutorials I plan to release around different topics regarding Vector the Robot. You will be utilizing IFTTT and File Juggler together with an Amazon Alexa to …
Another take on Vector object recognition
In an article on Medium Surajit Saikia shows another take on Vector object recognition utilizing Tensorflow, Keras and Open CV3 together with the Vector Python SDK to make the tiny robot recognize objects. In addition …
V.E.C.T.O.R. Squad
The Empire sends it’s deadliest weapon: V.E.C.T.O.R. Squad. The rebels are finished. The image is in 1920×1080, feel free to use as desktop backdrop: right-click -> save image as. Image license: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND
Vector Battery Information
Vector the Robot is powered by a rechargeable LiPoly battery. These batteries are known to fail sometimes or maybe you want to install a bigger one for longer runtimes. I have gathered technical information about …