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dvcrn (@dvcrn) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Vector Robot by dvcrn — Agent Skill

Name: Vector Robot
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

Vector Robot

Control Anki Vector robot via wire-pod. Speak through Vector, see through its camera, move head/lift/wheels, change eye colors, trigger animations. Use when user mentions Vector robot, wants to speak through a robot, control a physical robot, or interact with wire-pod.

dvcrn Updated Sep 8, 2026 32 repo stars

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Vector Robot Control

Control an Anki Vector robot running wire-pod.

Prerequisites

Anki Vector robot with escape pod firmware
wire-pod running (https://github.com/kercre123/wire-pod)
OpenClaw proxy server for voice input (optional)

Quick Reference

All API calls require &serial=SERIAL parameter. Default: 00501a68.

SERIAL="00501a68"
WIREPOD="http://127.0.0.1:8080"

Speech Output

# Make Vector speak (URL encode the text)
curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/assume_behavior_control?priority=high&serial=$SERIAL"
curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/say_text?text=Hello%20world&serial=$SERIAL"
curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/release_behavior_control?serial=$SERIAL"

Or use the helper script: scripts/vector-say.sh "Hello world"

Camera

# Capture frame from MJPEG stream
timeout 2 curl -s "$WIREPOD/cam-stream?serial=$SERIAL" > /tmp/stream.mjpeg
# Extract JPEG with Python (see scripts/vector-see.sh)

Movement

⚠️ SAFETY: Cliff sensors are DISABLED during behavior control. Be careful with wheel movements!

# Head: speed -2 to 2
curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/move_head?speed=2&serial=$SERIAL"  # up
curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/move_head?speed=-2&serial=$SERIAL" # down
curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/move_head?speed=0&serial=$SERIAL"  # stop

# Lift: speed -2 to 2  
curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/move_lift?speed=2&serial=$SERIAL"  # up
curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/move_lift?speed=-2&serial=$SERIAL" # down

# Wheels: lw/rw -200 to 200 (USE WITH CAUTION)
curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/move_wheels?lw=100&rw=100&serial=$SERIAL"  # forward
curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/move_wheels?lw=-50&rw=50&serial=$SERIAL"   # turn left
curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/move_wheels?lw=0&rw=0&serial=$SERIAL"      # stop

Settings

# Volume: 0-5
curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/volume?volume=5&serial=$SERIAL"

# Eye color: 0-6
curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/eye_color?color=4&serial=$SERIAL"

# Battery status
curl -s "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/get_battery?serial=$SERIAL"

Actions/Intents

curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/cloud_intent?intent=intent_imperative_dance&serial=$SERIAL"

Available intents: intent_imperative_dance, intent_system_sleep, intent_system_charger, intent_imperative_fetchcube, explore_start

Voice Input (OpenClaw Integration)

To receive voice commands from Vector, run the proxy server:

node scripts/proxy-server.js

Configure wire-pod Knowledge Graph (http://127.0.0.1:8080 → Server Settings):

Provider: Custom
API Key: openclaw
Endpoint: http://localhost:11435/v1
Model: openclaw

The proxy writes incoming questions to request.json. Respond by writing to response.json:

{"timestamp": 1234567890000, "answer": "Your response here"}

LaunchAgent (Auto-start on macOS)

Install to ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.openclaw.vector-proxy.plist for auto-start. See scripts/install-launchagent.sh.

API Reference

See references/api.md for complete endpoint documentation.

---name: vector-robotdescription: Control Anki Vector robot via wire-pod. Speak through Vector, see through its camera, move head/lift/wheels, change eye colors, trigger animations. Use when user mentions Vector robot, wants to speak through a robot, control a physical robot, or interact with wire-pod.---# Vector Robot ControlControl an Anki Vector robot running wire-pod.## Prerequisites- Anki Vector robot with escape pod firmware- wire-pod running (https://github.com/kercre123/wire-pod)- OpenClaw proxy server for voice input (optional)## Quick ReferenceAll API calls require `&serial=SERIAL` parameter. Default: `00501a68`.```bashSERIAL="00501a68"WIREPOD="http://127.0.0.1:8080"```### Speech Output```bash# Make Vector speak (URL encode the text)curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/assume_behavior_control?priority=high&serial=$SERIAL"curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/say_text?text=Hello%20world&serial=$SERIAL"curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/release_behavior_control?serial=$SERIAL"```Or use the helper script: `scripts/vector-say.sh "Hello world"`### Camera```bash# Capture frame from MJPEG streamtimeout 2 curl -s "$WIREPOD/cam-stream?serial=$SERIAL" > /tmp/stream.mjpeg# Extract JPEG with Python (see scripts/vector-see.sh)```### Movement**⚠️ SAFETY: Cliff sensors are DISABLED during behavior control. Be careful with wheel movements!**```bash# Head: speed -2 to 2curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/move_head?speed=2&serial=$SERIAL" # upcurl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/move_head?speed=-2&serial=$SERIAL" # downcurl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/move_head?speed=0&serial=$SERIAL" # stop# Lift: speed -2 to 2 curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/move_lift?speed=2&serial=$SERIAL" # upcurl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/move_lift?speed=-2&serial=$SERIAL" # down# Wheels: lw/rw -200 to 200 (USE WITH CAUTION)curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/move_wheels?lw=100&rw=100&serial=$SERIAL" # forwardcurl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/move_wheels?lw=-50&rw=50&serial=$SERIAL" # turn leftcurl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/move_wheels?lw=0&rw=0&serial=$SERIAL" # stop```### Settings```bash# Volume: 0-5curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/volume?volume=5&serial=$SERIAL"# Eye color: 0-6curl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/eye_color?color=4&serial=$SERIAL"# Battery statuscurl -s "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/get_battery?serial=$SERIAL"```### Actions/Intents```bashcurl -s -X POST "$WIREPOD/api-sdk/cloud_intent?intent=intent_imperative_dance&serial=$SERIAL"```Available intents: `intent_imperative_dance`, `intent_system_sleep`, `intent_system_charger`, `intent_imperative_fetchcube`, `explore_start`## Voice Input (OpenClaw Integration)To receive voice commands from Vector, run the proxy server:```bashnode scripts/proxy-server.js```Configure wire-pod Knowledge Graph (http://127.0.0.1:8080 → Server Settings):- Provider: Custom- API Key: `openclaw`- Endpoint: `http://localhost:11435/v1`- Model: `openclaw`The proxy writes incoming questions to `request.json`. Respond by writing to `response.json`:```json{"timestamp": 1234567890000, "answer": "Your response here"}```## LaunchAgent (Auto-start on macOS)Install to `~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.openclaw.vector-proxy.plist` for auto-start. See `scripts/install-launchagent.sh`.## API ReferenceSee `references/api.md` for complete endpoint documentation.

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