Unlocking Vector


Note: Make sure your Vector is on the charger during the ENTIRE unlock process. Failure to do so can brick your robot permanently.

Step 1: Put your Vector into recovery mode by putting him on the charger, and holding his back button for ~15 seconds or until the 2 back lights turn dark blue.

Step 2: Head on over to this site, and pair with Vector. Make sure that auto setup flow is left checked.

Step 3: On this site, you will see many options. To unlock Vector make sure "Unlock-Prod.OTA" is selected.

Step 4: Connect Vector to WiFi, and let the update install.

Step 5: Let Vector reboot, and flash his new unlocked images.

Congratulations. You have unlocked your Vector, and can now install developer firmware.


Installing dev firmware

Once Vector is on the anki.com/dev screen, head on over to this site and pick your firmware of choice. Enjoy!


SSHing into Vector

Step 1: Download this ssh key.

Step 2: Find Vector's IP. You can do this by accessing the CCIS menu once he is connected to WiFi.

Step 3: SSH in! You can do this by running:

ssh -i path/to/ssh_root_key root@yourvectorip


Troubleshooting

Running into a pubkey error while trying to SSH into Vector? Try sshing with this command:

ssh -o PubkeyAcceptedAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -i path/to/ssh_root_key root@yourvectorip