Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I purchased Vector as a present for 9 yo. We have Amazon Echo’s everywhere. We never had Cosmo, but are fans of Anki Overdrive. Set up on iPhone X: Quick and simple. 5-10 minutes. No issues. I set up the night before to avoid the hassle of troubleshooting in front of kids. Vector is loud when there is pin-drop silence and I didn’t know how to lower the volume. We’ve asked Vector to dance, play with the cube, black jack, and the weather. All work fine for me, but the kids had trouble communicating commands. Its frustrating to listen to, but eventually they got the right timing and commands correctly. The voice Initiation is annoying. More annoying than Amazon Echo. Less annoying than Apple Siri. After a couple of months of play the kids still have trouble with voice commands. Luckily there’s an option to press the button on its top to initiate listening (thank you Anki). Taking 1 Star. Educational: None. I haven’t found any coding play yet. The only thing it teaches is patience and pronunciation. Fun Factor: Eh. The robot envokes emotion. It’s peaceful to watch and full of expression. It recognizes us and and calls us by our names. It’s more interesting than fun. App Interface: We’re on iOS. Loaded fine, walked me through connection via bluetooth, then WiFi, and worked. It’s a simple user experience. Pro... you don’t need the app to play with the robot. Con... you can’t play with the app without the robot. The app only opens if it finds and connects to the robot. You can’t explore the app without the robot chirping around. Taking 1 Star. Update: It doesn’t pick up it’s cube! It just bangs it or rolls it. You should be able to ask Vector to bring or move it around. Taking 1/2 Star. Update: No restore means we have to reintroduce ourselves and start from the beginning. This isn’t an AI that learns. Taking 1/2 Star. Vector is a poor functioning Alexa-like device that is extremely cute and has personality. It’s way to expensive at $250 and at the $180 sale price.