Anki's Cozmo robot is the real-life WALL-E we've been waiting for

While Cozmo sleeps, it snores. The small robot -- shaped like a miniaturized bulldozer with a CRT monitor for a cockpit -- sits in a charging dock, waiting to be awoken. Like Pixar's adorably anthropomorphic WALL-E, Cozmo falls somewhere between a Mars rover and an animated woodland creature. It's lifelike enough to evoke sympathy, but still enough of a toy not to teeter too close to the uncanny valley. With the tap of a smartphone screen, Cozmo comes to life.