Anki CEO Boris Sofman

Published: Sept. 11, 2018, 4 p.m.

Anki, known for creating \u201crobots that move you,\u201d just finished a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund their new home robot, Vector. Anki CEO Boris Sofman sat down with Nilay for this week\u2019s interview episode of The Vergecast to talk about the new companion robot, why gendering the robots is important, and how to avoid the uncanny valley.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices