ages 8 to 14 RoboMe also claims to cater to a wider age range - ages 6 to 15 - while Cozmo is limited to ages 8 to 14.

Cozmo is a small, lightweight robot with a singular arm and two treads. Cozmo's body is primarily white and gray with red highlights, with a black, cube-shaped OLED display used as a face.

Anki lost a major backer at the last minute, forcing the company to close its doors rather suddenly. With no money for salaries and development, the company pulled the plug. Cozmo was a great way to teach kids how to program, but it was costly as compared to other methods, such as littleBits.

Cozmo does not have a built-in microphone. The text-to speech function is built into Cozmo when you are working with the Cozmo SDK Beta, so you can send him a string of text to recite in his robot voice, including the weather condition.

Typical charging times for Cozmo are approximately 30 minutes, and will vary based upon the USB power source that you use. When fully charged, that allows Cozmo to play for approximately 45 minutes. Actual playtime will vary based upon how you use Cozmo. Cozmo's internal battery is not user serviceable.

They're adorable little toys, so if you have kids, I'd really recommend it. I have one that I take to schools when our college club does outreach events. If you're an adult, you'll have fun with it, but you might get bored with it a bit faster.

The robot automatically self-empties its dustbin after cleaning the station's disposable dust bag holds up to 30 days dirt and debris besides vacuuming it can also mop it automatically avoids carpets

Cozmo is an intelligent, fun toy that may look simple but its cute exterior hides a complex AI brain that you can tap into thanks to the updated and easy to use app. All of this fun does come at a price, though.

The company said in a statement to Recode that it was left “without significant funding to support a hardware and software business and bridge to our long-term product roadmap.”

Cosmo does have feelings, however he can't respond to voice. Vector, cosmos newest little brother on the other hand can respond to both voice and touch.

Be sure you keep poor Cozmo away from water. While he's curious and wants to explore the world that is your home, he's not waterproof.

If all you want is to play with the pre-set games it will be an expensive toy but is worth it, but if you are interested in programming robots, is a must! I got one last year, my 6 year-old son and I played for several weeks with it until he got bored but he enjoyed it initially.