Anki Cozmo

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The bot can be used as a standard RC car via the companion app for Android and iOS (‘Explorer’ mode), but Cozmo will also throw down the gauntlet and challenge you to games, wearing its emotions on its 128 x 64 pixel display…sorry, face. Cozmo’s coding platforms are available for all levels of experience. Begin with Sandbox, create more complex projects with Constructor, and use the Python SDK to tap into Cozmo’s full capacity. Looks wise, Cozmo is a cross between Wall-E and a digger. It's got two treads that help it move along - which are customisable, with a number of colorful options available as optional extras - an outer plastic shell and a small cubed face on the front.

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Called Needs, the idea is that you have to play with Cozmo, feed it and also give it regular tune-ups. Most of these were actually part of the old app but now they are front and center. And if that’s not enough, then the Cozmo SDK means you can tinker to your heart’s content with the toy using the Python programming language – or just use it as a gateway to learn to code. You will laugh, smile and fist-bump along to Cozmo and the 'bot will follow you every step of the way. Cozmo is an intelligent, fun toy that may look simple but its cute exterior hides a complex AI brain thatyou can tap into thanks to the updated and easy to use app. Cozmo is comprised of no less than 360 components, including four motors, 50 gears, an integrated CPU, and a 30fps VGA camera. As well as the standard white flavour, there’s also a special collector’s edition Cozmo that features a more Dark Side-esque brushed grey finish.

Cozmo 2.0 Educational Toy Robot

For the uninitiated, Cozmo is a small-form robot that's got a personality. While this personality took a little figuring out when Cozmo was first released, the new app updates mean that within minutes you get to understand just what kind of interactive toy it is. More on this later. Once done - it's a tad laborious - the app, which is available for both iOS and Android, is hooked up to your Cozmo and you can play... and that's when the fun really starts. Performance Over just a few short years, the number of toy creators bringing AI products to market has grown. Now big names and smaller start-ups are putting a friendly face on AI and making awesome products that are built for fun, and also for learning.

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And there's loads more you can do, we've only just scratched the surface. These new features, however, gamify having a Cozmo. At Digital Dream Labs, we believe in the power of creative play. Cozmo’s Code Lab is designed for children to explore, organize, and express their ideas creatively by programming their Cozmo. There's a couple of lights on the chassis: one on the top which changes color depending on what Cozmo is doing. There's also a little LED on the front. Underneath there's a charging plate and a sensor. On the front of its face, is a camera and another sensor, and there's a digger-like arm attached to the front.Although the box says from 8 years and up, Cozmo had this 30-something smiling time and time again - it's a connected toy that truly connects. Do enough things with Cozmo and you will earn points which can be traded in for new upgrades and the like. It means that you will want to play with your 'bot daily and it also means there's less chance of it gathering dust in a child's room. Out of the box you need to charge Cozmo. This takes around 30 minutes to do - this equates to around 90 minutes' play time - which gives you enough time to connect up Cozmo to its accompanying app. Take, for instance, Energy. This is one of the Needs that has to be topped up. The idea is that it gets energy from one of the three power cubes. All you have to do is shake it until you hear the energy grow, put the cube in front of Cozmo and it sups the energy from it. It's great to watch and the sound effects are perfect for it.

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The latest app update is a significant one for both old and new users. It essentially makes Cozmo needy. Anki has gone down the Tamagotchi route of having to cater to your Cozmo to make sure it is getting the attention it craves.

Explorer, all-around mischief maker

Then there's Play, this will make up a significant part of your time with Cozmo. You keep its play energies up - all of these are presented in a nice visual - by interacting with it, doing stunts and also help it learn faces.