Anki's first robot was Cozmo, which was more of a toy than a true robot, but the company followed that up with Vector, which can respond to voice, has great programmed emotions, eye movements and ...
When Anki invited us by the office last week to check out their latest creation, we weren’t sure what to expect. In the eight years since the company was founded by a trio of Carnegie Mellon graduates ...
After giving us a glimpse at the house of the future with home robot Vector, Anki is refocusing on Cozmo, its adorable robot companion. Nearing 2 years old and still going strong, this toy robot still ...
Anki, a San Francisco-based startup known for robotic creations such as Vector, Cozmo, and AnkiDrive, is reportedly closing down. CEO Boris Sofman told the company’s 200 or so employees at the start ...
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Good robots don’t die -- they just have their assets sold off to the highest bidder. Digital Dream Labs was there to sweep up IP in the wake of Anki’s premature implosion, back in 2019. The Pittsburgh ...
I know I’m not going to have a robot zipping around my home, working through random chores, anytime soon. But is a simple autonomous companion so much to ask for? Anki’s new Vector bot wants to be ...
Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. An upgraded version of Cozmo, named 'Vector,' is discounted to 4.99 ...
No one ever said consumer robots were easy. But Anki’s actually made a pretty strong go of it, all things considered. After wowing the world at Apple’s 2013 WWDC keynote with its Drive cars, the ...
Anki is a unique company. It’s building affordable robotic toys and games with AI characteristics. Anki’s first product, Overdrive. was a model race car system that had intelligence. Based on the work ...