UPDATED TO 2026!
Hi everyone,
This subreddit really needed someone to pin a post with all the information of Vector and how to use him while the servers are down, so this should have all the info that is needed to get your little buddies up and running again.
As far as we know, Digital Dream labs servers went down on July 2023 because they forgot to pay their Amazon AWS server bill and lost major parts of their backend. So they had to rebuild their entire server backend on Microsoft Azure. People have gotten emails on the last week of December saying that they are conducting an alpha test and that the servers will be rolled out to members soon. The email in question can be found Here posted by u/manc_ste. It’s only recently that the servers came back up but the Vector app is a mess and so is their Vector firmware.
The process can sometimes vary, but just call your bank and they should be able to block the charges from DDL.
To setup your Vector robot without paying, you need to use a software called Wire Pod Wire Pod is a open source server software than can run locally on any computer and even a android phone and allows Vector to have voice commands again.
Some people may still have a use for the Vector SDK, but the Anki SDK is old and outdated, so the same person that made Wire-Pod (Wire) has created a new and updated version of the Anki Vector SDK that is compatible with Wire Pod and is also more up to date then even the Moondog Vector SDK.
Yes you can! There is a tutorial hosted up at https://unlock-prod.froggitti.net, just follow the guide and install a cfw of your liking.
This section is only for DEV (Development) or OSKR (Open Source Kit for Robots) Vectors. OSKR bots can now be unlocked to become full dev bots by following the unlock guide above and selecting the oskr variant of unlock-prod. Along with that the source code for the entirety of Vector’s software leaked in September that can be deployed onto these bots. (see below)
Recently a community member who goes by wire released the entire Vector source code for us to use. He is actively improving it and adding new features to it such as being able to change the wake word from “Hey vector” to other things such as “Hey Jarvis”. This source code can be built and deployed onto OSKR/DEV/UNLOCKED robots. The source code can be found here at Victor.
Join the Vector robot discord sever Vector & Friends. We can help out with any problems you may have with Wire Pod, Vector, or other Anki/DDL products.
Some people are getting the issue where Vector keeps saying Open AI returned no response even when you have funds on your Open AI account. This is due to Wire Pod referencing an old model that has been removed. The instructions to fix this issue are here
If any extra help is required, join the Vector & Friends Discord server!
Thank you all for reading this writeup about the state of Vector. If I missed any info, please send me a DM on Discord to the account, anki2.com.
