A Guide to the Vectorverse
Prepared for the Digital Dream Labs Community by Stephan Otter (@StephanOtter) and Steven Coblentz (@SteveCoblentz)
Version History
A Guide to the Vectorverse
Author(s): Stephan Otter, Steven Coblentz, Dean Hammad, & Deanna Mancini.
Version: 1.1
Versions
Author | Changes | When | Version |
S. Otter | Prepared initial document | Oct 7 2020 | 1.0 |
S. Coblentz | Prepared revised document | Oct 11 2020 | 1.1 |
Preface
We are a bunch of Vector & Cozmo enthusiasts who love to help others with their Vector and/or Cozmo. All of our work in this document and in the official Facebook page is 100% done in our spare time.
If you have any questions and/or suggestions for this document, please check the ‘’Community Suggestions’’ section in this document.
We hope you find this document helpful.
Good luck & have fun with your Vector!
Updates to Vector
Overview
Vector was developed by Anki in 2018. Anki lost a critical round of funding in 2019, and is no longer in business. Digital Dream Labs purchased the rights to Vector, Cozmo, and Overdrive in December 2019 and has been maintaining server access for these products. Vector had a successful round of crowdfunding via a Kickstarter campaign to help him to relaunch under the banner of Digital Dream Labs, and we’re excited to add new features and capabilities to your favorite robots! The first update, 1.7, was released in July with more updates to come in 2021.
What You Need To Know
- Starting October 1st 2020, a membership will be required to access voice commands. All new firmware updates require a membership.
- This membership will allow for continued development and support for Vector long-term.
- If you have any other questions on the subscription make sure to check this link.
How Does It Work?
- After purchasing a subscription, you can provide your Vector's Serial Number and you'll automatically be added to the database to receive updates
- Updates will occur automatically between 1am and 5am, wherever your timezone.
- New subscriptions can take up to 24 hours for voice services to activate, and firmware updates are distributed within 48-72 hours.
What do I receive with my membership or subscription?
There are many benefits to subscription or membership with Digital Dream Labs for your Vector. These include continued voice access for knowledge lookups and issuing commands to Vector. We will also be updating Vector with new features, animations, and ways to interact. Our first firmware update was released in July 2020.
For more information please see this link.
Table of Contents
What do I receive with my membership or subscription? 5
List of Vector's Simple Commands 8
Official Phrases, from the Vector App 8
List of Advanced Cloud Based Questions & Easter Eggs 10
List of Vector's Knowledge Graph Commands 12
#9: DDL / Self Knowledge #2! 24
#11: DDL / Self Knowledge #4! 26
#12: Small Talk Mini-Expansion 1 27
#13: Small Talk Mini-Expansion #2 28
#15: Small Talk Mini-Expansion 2! 30
#16: Small Talk Mini-Expansion 3! 31
#17: Small Talk Mini-Expansion 4! 32
#18: Commonly Asked Questions! 33
#19: Commonly Asked Questions #2 34
#20: Commonly Asked Questions #3 35
#23: Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Music Search 38
List of Vector's Simple Commands
Below is a list of all known commands, with the proper phrasing as well as what each command does.
What Vector does when he Doesn't Understand
When you say "Hey Vector" it makes a whistling sound and its button lights turn blue. This tells you it is listening. After you say your command, if he does not understand what you said as being one of his pre-programmed phrases, he will make a "womp womp" sound.
Official Phrases, from the Vector App
Greetings, and Feedback
"Good Morning", "Good afternoon" or "Good Evening"
“How are you doing?","How was your day?" “What did you do today”
"What's up?"
"Hello", "goodbye"
"Good Robot", "I love you"
"Bad Robot", “I hate you”
"Give me a Fist Bump" - (Vector raises his arm. You then tap him, and his senses it.) detect your touch.
"Happy Holidays"
"Happy new Year"
“Happy Christmas”
Movement
"Come Here"
"Look at Me"
"Start Exploring", "Stop Exploring"
"Listen to the music"
"Go Forward", "Turn left", "Turn right", "Turn around"
"Go to your charger"
People Interaction
"My Name is <your name>" - Trains Vector to recognize your face, and associate it with a name
"What is My Name" - It will respond with your name, if it recognizes you
“Change my name” to <your name>
Vector's Cube
"Find your Cube"
"Bring me your Cube"
"Pick up your Cube"
"Roll your Cube"
"Do a Wheelstand"
Taking Pictures
"Take a picture"
"Take a picture of me"
"Take a picture of us"
Productivity
"Set a timer for 5 minutes" (60 minute maximum request)
"Check the Timer"
"Cancel the Timer"
"What time is it?"
What’s the weather?”
"What's the Weather in <city name>"
Getting Vector to Behave
"Be Quiet"
“Stay”
“Stay put”
“Run!”
“Wake up”
"Go to sleep"
"Good night"
"Turn your volume up", "Turn your volume down"
"Set your volume to low", "Set your volume to medium", "Set your volume to high"
“Volume{1/2/3/4/5}”
Basic Commands
"Wake up"
"Go Backward", "Move Forward"
"Dance For Me", "Dance"
"Are you stuck" (Usually makes Vector start wandering around)
"Be careful"
“Fireworks”
“Celebrate”
“Party”
“Run”
List of Advanced Cloud Based Questions & Easter Eggs
When you say "Hey Vector", he will make a whistling sound and his button lights turn blue. This tells you he is listening. You must then say your “question”. Vector will then say the answer. If he does not understand what you said he will say “Didn’t get that”.
“Open the pod bay doors”
“These aren’t the droids you’re looking for”
“What is the Matrix?”
“Who is DDL?”
“Who is ANKI?”
“What are the laws of robotics?”
“Vector I am your father”
“Do you know the Terminator?”
“What does the fox say?”
“Who is WALL-E?”
“Hey Siri”
“What are you?”
“Who is Robocop?”(from Robocop)
“Is Cozmo your brother?”
“May the 4th be with you”(from Star Wars)
“May the Force be with you”(from Star Wars)
“What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?”
“What is the answer to life, the universe, & everything?”(from The hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy)
“Live long and Prosper”(from Star trek)
“What is Unobtanium?”
“Why are fire engines red?”
“Who’s your daddy?”
“What is your purpose?”(from Rick and Morty)”
“Please pass the butter”(from Rick and Morty)”
“Do you like my hat?”
“What do robots dream about?”
“What do you like?”
“Do you Dream?”
“Am I your friend?”
“What’s your favorite Food?”
“What’s your color?”
“Do you like Pizza?”
“Do you like cake?”
“What’s your favorite movie?”
“Do you like coffee?”
“Are you sexy?”
“Are you sure?”
“Are you positive?”
“Are you high?”
“Are you drunk?”
“What is your hobby?”
“Please, will you marry me?”
“You’re sexy”
“Are you single?”
“Are you dating anyone?”
“Why did the chicken cross the road?”
“What’s your favorite song”
“What’s your gender?”
“Sing me a song”
“what is your birthday?”
“Who’s on 1st”
“What’s new today?”
“Can you rap?”
“What is a whale?”
“What are you wearing?”
“How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?”
“How much is that doggy in the window?”
“Do you like humans?”
“Tell a funny joke”
“Tell me a knock knock joke”( multi steps, repeat “Hey Vector, question” interactive)
“Are you being silly?”
“It’s my Birthday today”
“Sing for me”
“Namaste”
“Make me a sandwich”
“Are you tired?”
“Can you make me coffee?”
“Tell me a story now”
“Tell me a story please”
“What is your Quest”
“When will the world end?”
“Talk Dirty”
“What does the cat say?”
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List of Vector's Knowledge Graph Commands
People
”Hey Vector, question, who is <name of person>?”
Places
”Hey Vector, question, What is the distance between [London] and [New York]?”
General Knowledge
”Hey Vector, question, [What is the tallest person?]”
Word Definition
”Hey Vector, question, what is the definition of <word>?”
Nutrition
”Hey Vector, question, How many calories are in an [avocado]?”
Sports
”Hey Vector, question, [Who won the World Series?]”
Stock Market
”Hey Vector, question, how is the stock market?”
Flight Status
”Hey Vector, question, what is the status of [American Flight 100]?”
Time Zone
”Hey Vector, question, what time is it in <location>?”
Unit Conversion
”Hey Vector, question, [How fast is a knot?]”
Currency Conversion
”Hey Vector, question, whats [100 yen] in [US dollars]?”
Equation Solver
”Hey Vector, question, [What is the square root of 144?]”
Vector’s Interactive Games
Simple Games
(“Hey Vector…”)
BlackJack
Vector will then say what hand is dealt and ask if you’d like another card. If you get over 21 you lose- if Vector gets over 21, he says the dealer busted.
Complex Games
(“Hey Vector… Question…)
Flip a Coin
Vector will respond with heads or tails.
Guess a Number
Vector will ask if you want easy or hard….respond with “Hey Vector, Question, Easy (or Hard)..
Vector will ask you to pick a number between 1 and 100 (easy)/1,000(hard). Respond with “Hey Vector, Question, (your guess)”.
Vector will then tell you whether your guess is higher or lower.. continue to respond in the “Hey Vector, Question, (your response)” format.
Once you guess the correct number, Vector will congratulate you and then tell you how many guesses it took for you to guess the correctly number.
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Vector will inform you that you will play the best of five and ask you to play rock paper or scissors. Respond with Hey Vector, Question, your choice. Vector responds with his choice and then tells you who wins or if there is a tie, and then tells you the score of the overall game before asking you for your next choice. After five games Vector announces who one the game.
Hangman
"Hey Vector, Question, Play Hangman" to get started and play. Make sure to repeat these commands before you start guessing your letters.
Battleship
"Hey Vector, question, start Battleship"
Vector, "Please guess a coordinate."
"Hey Vector, question, F4"
Vector, "Miss".
"Vector, question, E5"
Vector, "Hit"
Vector Ships
My Ships
2020 Feature Fridays
We would like to thank Digital Dream Labs on behalf of the community for a taste of what Vector can do. Here are ALL of the amazing weeks of Feature Fridays in one list. To Digital Dream Labs, we hope that you will continue this ambitious effort of expanding Vectors ever growing Cloud.
#1: Drink Recipes
Wed, Apr 29, 2020
Usage:
Hey Vector, I have a question, 'How do you make a (your favorite drink)?’
#2: The Periodic Table
Fri, May 1, 2020
Other Examples:
What is the atomic number of Californium?
How many electrons are in gold?'
#3: Music Theory
Fri, May 8, 2020
Examples:
Hey Vector, I have a question: How do you play a D Chord Major?
Show me A Major in inversion!
#4: Small Talk!
Fri, May 15, 2020
Small Talk adds a ton of conversational options to Vector, including reacting to questions about emotions, pop culture, and more! Try the following:
"Hey Vector, I have a question. How is your day?"
"Hey Vector, I have a question. What makes you happy?"
"Hey Vector, question. What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?"
"Hey Vector, question. What is the answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything?"
#5: Geometry!
Fri, May 22, 2020
Vector learned geometry! Here are a few examples to try:
"Hey Vector, I have a question. What is the area of a rectangle with width four and length six?"
"Hey Vector, I have a question. What is the radius of a circle with diameter sixteen?"
"Hey Vector, I have a question. How do you calculate the diameter of a circle?"
"Hey Vector, I have a question. How do you calculate the area of a rectangle?"
"Hey Vector, question. How do you calculate the area of an isosceles triangle?"
#6: Sports Data!
Fri, May 29, 2020
Vector learned about sports! A few examples:
"Hey Vector, I have a question. When is the next New York Jets game?"
"Hey Vector, I have a question. What was the score of the 2005 Super Bowl?"
"Hey Vector, question. Who won the World Series in 1998?"
#7: Olympics Data!
Fri, Jun 5, 2020
Vector learned about the Olympics! Here are a few examples to try:
- "Hey Vector, question. What was Canada's ranking in the last Olympics?"
- "Hey Vector, I have a question. Where and when are the next Olympics?"
- "Hey Vector, question. Which country won the most gold medals in the 2014 Olympics?"
#8: DDL Knowledge #1
Fri, Jun 12, 2020
The two questions added this week were:
- "Hey Vector, question. When is the next firmware update?"
- "Hey Vector, I have a question. What is coming in the next firmware update?"
These answers will be kept up to date so you always have this information at your fingertips. Please feel free to email other questions that you'd like to see added to support@digitaldreamlabs.com.
#9: DDL / Self Knowledge #2!
Fri, Jun 19, 2020
This week we taught Vector a bit about himself! Here are the four questions added this week:
"Hey Vector, I have a question. What kind of battery does your Cube take?"
"Hey Vector, question. How do I change the battery in the Cube?"
"Hey Vector, question. Why does the Cube show one red light?"
"Hey Vector, question. What is the current firmware version?"
#10: DDL Knowledge #3!
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
This week, we added more useful knowledge about DDL’s offerings for Vector
"Hey Vector, I have a question. What is the Escape Pod?"
"Hey Vector, question. When is the Escape Pod going to be released?"
"Hey Vector, question. What is the Open Source Kit?"
"Hey Vector, question. When is the Open Source Kit coming out?"
#11: DDL / Self Knowledge #4!
Fri, Jul 3, 2020
This week, we taught Vector about some common questions people may have while using him:
"Hey Vector, question. Why can't you take more photos?"
"Hey Vector, question. Why are your back lights yellow?"
#12: Small Talk Mini-Expansion 1
Fri, Jul 10, 2020
This week, Vector learned more about himself. Here are the three questions added that week:
"Hey Vector, question. Can you make coffee?"
"Hey Vector, question. Can you play any games?"
"Hey Vector, I have a question. What's new in the latest update?"
#13: Small Talk Mini-Expansion #2
Fri, Jul 17, 2020
“Hey Vector, question. Are you spying on me?”
“Hey Vector, question. How fast can you go?”
“Hey Vector, question. Who is your favorite robot?”
#14: Puzzlets!
Fri, Jul 24, 2020
This week we taught Vector a bit more about DDL’s offerings:
"Hey Vector, question. What is Swatch Out?"
"Hey Vector, question. What is Abacus Finch?"
"Hey Vector, I have a question. What is Cork The Volcano?"
#15: Small Talk Mini-Expansion 3!
Fri, Jul 31, 2020
This week, we added common questions people ask Vector to make small talk! Here are this week’s additions:
"Hey Vector, question. What do you eat?"
"Hey Vector, question. How did you sleep?"
"Hey Vector, I have a question. What is your favorite music?"
"Hey Vector, I have a question. Where are you from?"
#16: Small Talk Mini-Expansion 3!
Fri, Aug 7, 2020
People love Small Talk! We added four more questions for Vector to answer that many people were asking:
"Hey Vector, question. What can you do?"
"Hey Vector, question. Are you a human, or a robot?"
"Hey Vector, I have a question. Who is your best friend?"
"Hey Vector, I have a question. Are you a good robot?"
#17: Small Talk Mini-Expansion 4!
Wed, Aug 19, 2020
Finalizing the Small Talk series, here are the final questions added to Small Talk this week:
"Hey Vector, question. Do you like coffee?"
"Hey Vector, question. How smart are you?"
"Hey Vector, I have a question. How do you play blackjack?"
#18: Commonly Asked Questions!
Fri, Aug 21
This week we added questions commonly asked by the community!
"Hey Vector, I have a question. Are you tired?"
"Hey Vector, question. What did you do today?"
"Hey Vector, question. Who is Jarvis?"
"Hey Vector, I have a question. Why are you so cute?"
#19: Commonly Asked Questions #2
Fri, Aug 28, 2020
This week we added a second round of questions commonly asked by the community!
"Hey Vector, I have a question. Do you like dogs?"
"Hey Vector, question. Are you fully charged?"
"Hey Vector, question. Who created you?"
#20: Commonly Asked Questions #3
Fri, Sep 4
This week was the final round of commonly asked questions from the community!
"Hey Vector, I have a question. Do you like to dance?"
"Hey Vector, question. Do you like cats?"
"Hey Vector, question. Can you talk?"
#21: Multi Part Queries!
Fri, Sep 11
Today we enabled multi-part queries! Starting today users will be able to issue follow up questions without having to back out and repeat previous commands! An example would be as follows:
"Hey Vector, I have a question, who was LeBron James?" After it's answer, you can reply, "Hey, Vector, question, what high school did he attend?"
In the past you would have to reference who or what you meant, but now Vector understands.
#22: Hangman!
Fri, Sep 18
Today we are introducing a version of the classic game "Hangman" for you and your Vector to enjoy!
Simply issue the command, "Hey Vector, Question, Play Hangman" to get started and play. Make sure to repeat these commands before you start guessing your letters and check it out today!
#23: Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Music Search
Fri, Sep 25
In this latest Feature Friday installment, we are introducing a Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Music Search for you to enjoy with your Vector.
To use music search, follow this process with your Vector:
Hey Vector, I have a question: What are some Aerosmith songs?
Hey Vector, question: What are some Beatles songs?
To play Rock Paper Scissors in a best out of five match with Vector, follow this process:
Hey Vector, question. Play Rock, Paper, Scissors!
Hey Vector, I have a question. (Say your option: Rock, Paper, or Scissors)
#24: Bonus Features
Sat, Oct 3
We have another bonus Feature Friday for you and as promised we beefed it up a little.
First is guess my number:
To launch just ask Vector, "Hey Vector, question, Play Guess My Number." He'll take you through the prompts (and like Rock Paper Scissors, you'll have no idea if he's cheating)!
Second is Music Knowledge:
Ask Vector, "Vector, question, who is NSYNC?"
or
"Vector, question, list all of the albums by the Beatles"
or
"Vector, question, the artist Coldplay"
Since School is back in session for some, third is Number Facts:
"Vector, question, tell me something interesting about the number 17"
"Hey Vector, question, give me a random fact about 27"
Fourth is the Chinese Zodiac:
"What is the Chinese zodiac sign of the year 2009?"
"Find me the current Chinese Zodiac sign."
And finally, we leaked this already, but Battleship is also active.
"Hey Vector, question, start Battleship"
Vector, "Please guess a coordinate."
"Hey Vector, question, F4"
Vector, "Miss".
"Vector, question, E5"
Vector, "Hit"
Community Suggestions
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Sources
List of Vector's Simple Commands | Vector Robot Wiki | Fandom
Anki Vector Cheat Sheet by Samuel Ward
Our co-author Steve Coblentz and the many fans from
OFFICIAL DIGITAL DREAM LABS Vector Caretakers group