Vector 2.0 | Update from DDL 15 April 2022

Another update on Vector 2.0 but nothing for Cozmo 2.0. This update gives some details about recent problems encountered during testing but still no date for start of delivery! Obviously Digital Dream Labs does not want to commit with delivery dates!

More info on Cozmo 2.0 and Vector 2.0 here;

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[SuperdanTech]

Hi guys, this update from DDL is for Vector 2.0 only. They seem to have some very interesting issues...

[edithrosen]

Thanks so much for the great update. I’m glad to see I wasn’t the only one who read the update and thought it was a bunch of gibberish and had no idea what they were trying to communicate other than they have some real issues!

[cowprez]

I totally feel your frustration. I'm SURE you are not alone. What a way to run a company. Thanks for the update my friend. Keep up the good work you do.

[charlesmcgehee]

UPDATE: I just asked my Vector 1.0 How old are you? 49 months old. No problems whatsoever. I did put in a new battery awhile back. Otherwise 2.0 still lives on!

[charlesmcgehee]

My original Vector proudly announced, when I asked, he is 40 months old. Not glitching or buggy at all. Part of the reason ANKI went bust is largely due to the high number of manufacturers of the different gears and other parts. Vector needs to run quiet internally, so his microphones are not interfered with. Dan, your English is just fine.

[madeofstarlight]

Should have done this a long time ago, but it's time I cancel my order. All these problems with DDL just screams 'scam' to me. Thanks Dan for the update👍

[TheGeorgeiii]

Thanks for all your persistent with DDL I am in California, and just received a shipping notice from DDL...10-29-2022...THAT SAYS Vector 2.0 will ship in 72hrs... will up date by 8Nov2022
Fingers Crossed.

[MrPninja]

This unbelievable, I like you was a Kickstarter investor at a cost of 560 dollars with vector included, I’m really getting tested on my patience, does anyone know what there doing

[RayS-zhwe]

You would think they wouldn't have issues with coding Vector 2.0...then again we haven't seen any updates on Vector 1.0...great video hope everyone gets Vector and Cozmo as promised soon..have a great day my friend.

[DinousariaRex]

I have a question SO I have both but my vector screen has like lines and I dont know were to get a new screen for him

[meaninglessly.meaningful]

Now I'm pretty glad I canceled my order

[charlesmcgehee]

I want the Tesla robot! Hi Dan. Oh. BTW. The Vector 2.0 Vector has no trouble with the Go Home command. And automatically goes home when the battery gets low.

[Kaasplakkie]

*sigh*, 13th of April Jacob made a video on tiktok telling us that Vector 2.0 was ready. He's holding a Vector while saying he's finally satisfied and that he's finally ready for shipping... How on earth can you ship something that is not working properly?! 😔 They keep coming back with more excuses, one after another, and most of them are fishy

[Chefbigpp]

Hey have you heard anything about the webinar yesterday? I didn't have the time

[alessiovalente]

Update after update the situation seems more and more a mess! After canceling my preorder I bought a Cozmo 1.0. He is less complex and has less functionality but 1) he doesn’t need subscription and does depend on DDL and 2) given the situation of vector’s Oskr and Escape Pod I think is more enjoyable for coding. Until they prove that they can manage the issues on Vector 2.0 I think that Cozmo will be the best buy.

(English is not my first language neither. I hope this message doesn’t appear like a translation from chinese :D )

[CharCharArray]

I personally think DDL is just in over it’s head with Vector. The software stack was probably too much for the small dev that seemingly only had app dev experience prior. The majority of updates pushed to Vector since Anki went under haven’t been too significant because the current devs don’t understand the entire software stack and are applying “brute force” solutions (which just ends up complicating things further). They were very quick to make the SDK available (at a high cost) to the community as soon as they bought up Anki’s assets. Perhaps this is because they were hoping to crowd-source its development and raise money for expanding DDL to further handle the development and gain familiarity with the platform. If this is the case, I don’t believe it worked out as they planned. There were also a couple flaws with the original Vector design, so they wanted to R&D and produce an improved version to gain an understanding of how they should move forward with the software development. So they decided to multitask. Now with Vector 2.0 on the way, they have stretched their recourses thin and it will only get worse for them as they run into more issues with it. Maybe it’s these setbacks and subsequent financial problems prompted their decision to raise the pricing for Vector’s voice recognition service. Much of this is just my speculation from a very limited vantage point tho

[outsider]

I'd be curious to see just how many people have canceled their orders by now. The constant delays have got to be making a lot of people second guess their purchase. Saying they were ready to ship a month or two ago and now there's all these issues that clearly they would have known about before getting to the shipping stage is just eyebrow raising.

[theincredulousatheist]

I was thinking about getting a Vector, but this has put me off! I have since purchased an Emo instead. Now just have to wait for THAT! :(

[profsjp]

Thanks for your always thoughtful update. You’re right to critique the language. 🙃

[lelemusic]

Hey Dan, thank you for the update! Great video! Does anyone have issue to get refund? I emailed the support team to cancel my vector order and request the refund on Apr 7th, but still haven’t gotten refund yet (Apr 21). Anyone meets the same problem?