Anki (USA); later Digital Dream Labs Cozmo (1)

Anki (USA); later Digital Dream Labs Cozmo (2)

Was $179.99 (2016)Anki launch price; DDL lists a 'Cozmo 2.0' at $399.99, shown sold out

Discontinued · used/leftover onlyPython from a laptopPython SDKCube gamesDiscontinued

Possibly ≤ 1 weekShipping: Used: ~1 week. No new stock; used and open-box original Cozmos appear on eBay regularly, often under $100 (est.). Charger cubes and batteries are the usual failure points. eBay search ↗

Remote control: The official Python SDK runs on a laptop but relays through the Cozmo phone app over USB; the community pycozmo library connects straight to the robot's Wi-Fi.

Cozmo 2.0 (DDL store) ↗Cozmo SDK docs ↗pycozmo ↗

Overview

Anki's pocket-sized forklift robot was one of the best-selling consumer robots of its era and shipped with a surprisingly capable Python SDK for face and cube recognition. Anki shut down in April 2019 and Digital Dream Labs bought the assets; DDL later announced a 'Cozmo 2.0' with a color display and better camera, but its store page shows it sold out. Still the cheapest way to learn robot programming with real computer vision.

Specifications

Category	Companion robots · Small companion robots
Released	2016
Availability	Discontinued · used/leftover only
Programmability	Full SDK
Best for	Ages 8+ (maker rating)
Vision sensors	Camera
Actuators	DC / gear motors
Audio	Speaker
Compute type	Arduino / ESP32 / microcontroller, Laptop / PC as the brain
Remote control	Python from a laptop
Size	~10 × 5.5 × 7.5 cm (est.), ~150 g (est.)
Drive	Two treads + motorized lift arm and head tilt
Compute	Low-power onboard MCU; vision and behavior run in the phone app
Vision	VGA-class camera (320×240 frames via SDK)
Lidar	None
Sensors	IMU, cliff sensor, OLED face, 3 light-up Cubes with accelerometers
Runtime	~60–90 min (est.)
Speed	Not published
SDK	Official Python Cozmo SDK (frozen since 2019); community pycozmo talks to the robot directly over Wi-Fi