Move over, R2-D2: Friendly robot sidekick Vector to hit market this fall




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Summary: It looks like a toy tractor. It’s barely bigger than a gerbil. And it’s super cute. As Vector, a “home robot with personality” trundles around a San Francisco conference table, it responds to questions (“What’s the weather in Seattle?”) and commands (“Wake up”) much like Siri or Alexa would.