Anki

In 2010, graduates of Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute formed Anki to create consumer entertainment experiences. Some six years later, the world was introduced to Cozmo, a cute, socially intelligent, vehicular robot that learns, evolves, and becomes more sophisticated with use. A recent upgrade to Anki’s Cozmo app lets kids control the robot with a drag-and-drop interface that transitions to real programming languages—a feature Anki hopes will encourage young kids to code and—who knows?—maybe go on to create a next-generation robot that makes Cozmo obsolete. In August 2018, Anki announced a new affordably priced robot, Vector, funded by a Kickstarter campaign that ended in early September with close to $1.9 million raised. Vector is a robot that feigns social awareness--a highly intelligent robot aware of his surroundings through touch, sight, and sound.

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What failed startup Anki did for robotics

The generously funded robotics company failed in its master plan to gradually progress from cute toys to Rosie the Robot, but helped prime the world for innovations yet to come.

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Anki’s best-selling toy bot just got a whole lot smarter

Robotics pioneer Anki boosted its cute toy bot with new level of artificial intelligence.

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Can emotional AI make Anki’s new robot into a lovable companion?

Known for its hyperactive toys, the company spent years developing technologies to tackle its greatest challenge yet–subtlety.

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Creativity

Reddit’s First-Ever Interactive Livestream Stars A Very Lost Robot

Robotics startup Anki’s popular toy Cozmo is boldly rolling where marketers have long feared to tread for a bold campaign from Wieden+Kennedy Lodge.

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Stories about Anki

What failed startup Anki did for robotics

The generously funded robotics company failed in its master plan to gradually progress from cute toys to Rosie the Robot, but helped prime the world for innovations yet to come.

You can buy Anki’s Vector robot helper now

Anki’s best-selling toy bot just got a whole lot smarter

Robotics pioneer Anki boosted its cute toy bot with new level of artificial intelligence.

Amazon’s Alexa will ride along in Anki’s Vector robot

Can emotional AI make Anki’s new robot into a lovable companion?

Known for its hyperactive toys, the company spent years developing technologies to tackle its greatest challenge yet–subtlety.

The heads of Wieden+Kennedy’s groundbreaking tech division are leaving

Reddit’s First-Ever Interactive Livestream Stars A Very Lost Robot

Robotics startup Anki’s popular toy Cozmo is boldly rolling where marketers have long feared to tread for a bold campaign from Wieden+Kennedy Lodge.

How “Minority Report” Designer Helped Create The Toy Car Of The Future

When the engineers behind Anki began designing their robotic toy cars, they turned to a well-known Hollywood designer for help.

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