Anki's sophisticated programmable Cozmo robot is now available in Canada

Anki's Cozmo robot with a big brain and an even bigger personality, has finally launched in Canada! Starting today, you can bring home a Cozmo robot of your own via most Best Buy stores across Canada and online at Bestbuy.ca for CA$249.99. Cozmo brings a wide array of skills as well as a personality which puts it heads and shoulders above other robots in the market.

"If you were dazzled by what’s under Cozmo’s hood when we first introduced him to Canada in June, prepare to get your minds blown as we’ve added several noteworthy features since then. Many fans of Cozmo already know that he’s more than meets the eye, that he’s operated by wildly sophisticated robotics and AI systems," Anki explains.

"The recently introduced Code Lab update gives Cozmo owners unprecedented access to his core functionalities in a simple and intuitive visual programming language based on the Scratch Blocks project, a collaboration between MIT Media Lab and Google. With Code Lab, we now have a powerful tool that gives anyone interested in learning to code a robot the opportunity to unleash their creativity. And the best part? Code Lab will be an unlockable feature from the first day you bring him home."

Canada is only the first stop in Cozmo’s global tour. Come September, he will also be available in the UK, Germany, France, the Nordic countries, and Japan. And the fun certainly won’t end there as we have more exciting updates planned for Cozmo in the future. Without giving too much away, let’s just say be prepared to embrace your “nurturing” side with Cozmo in the coming months. Stay tuned for our full review of this smart and endearing robot.