Anki Vector: The Home Robot

Re:Anki Vector: The Home Robot by Eduardo3rd on Saturday October 13, 2018 @04:06PM (#18209744)

“Needed at home - USB Power Adapter 5V, 1A or greater”

It’s a $250 device that doesn’t include a plug for the charger. I don’t know if that’s an effort to save money or reduce waste, but either way it strikes me as a way to guarantee a subset of customers are annoyed in their first 30 minutes of using the product.

What am I missing here?

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Re:Anki Vector: The Home Robot by codezero on Saturday October 13, 2018 @04:24PM (#18209831)

I think they are working on the assumption most who would buy this device have extras.

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Re:Anki Vector: The Home Robot by JohnHaugeland on Saturday October 13, 2018 @06:08PM (#18210277)

they're twenty cents in bulk. it's a bad assumption

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Re:Anki Vector: The Home Robot by delecti on Saturday October 13, 2018 @07:45PM (#18210601)

I just recently moved and I was astonished at how many superfluous cables and adapters I had. I definitely appreciate not getting more when I can reasonably be expected to have ones already. I have easily a dozen unoccupied USB ports within 10 feet of me.

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Re:Anki Vector: The Home Robot by kumarvvr on Saturday October 13, 2018 @10:35PM (#18211072)

Perhaps they are banking on the fact that most homes now have multiple USB, 5V, 1A adapters readily available.

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