Most Innovative Companies

Anki

The World's Most Innovative Companies 2018

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.

Lists

2015: Top 50, Gaming, Robotics

Data

headquarters: San Francisco, CA

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Stories about Anki

You can buy Anki’s Vector robot helper now

Fast Company Magazine

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.

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

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Most Creative People

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.

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

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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.

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

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.

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

Impact

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Co.Design

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Work Life

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