Cozmo is a cute little, WALL-E-esque robot with big dreams. 

Anki has announced that its pint-sized robot, Comzo, will also come with a software development kit that allows anyone with a little bit of know-how and time to fully tap into the robot’s capabilities. So what does Anki hope to accomplish?

In IT Blogwatch, we become the human overlords to a tiny little robot.

What is Cozmo? Oh, just an adorable little robot. Helena Yeung introduces us:

Cozmo, a charming robot…small enough to fit into your hand…resembles…a miniature forklift [and] features an animated blue face that can convey “emotion” through its eyes. If a player hasn’t interacted with Cozmo for some time, its eyes will change into a game of Pong, indicating…it’s bored.

That does sound cute. But a robot needs to be more than cute — what else you got? Nat Garun brings Cozmo’s personality to life:

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