Digital Dream Labs :: Anki.bot :: Educational Robotics

Digital Dream Labs operates the Anki brand (anki.bot) and is the company that revived and continues the legacy of Anki’s consumer robotics products. Originally, Anki was a San Francisco-based robotics and AI startup founded in 2010 that pioneered engaging, personality-driven consumer robots before shutting down in 2019. Digital Dream Labs acquired the rights to key products like Cozmo and Vector, maintaining and updating them as the official source for these beloved robots. The company focuses on creating AI-powered, characterful robots that blend entertainment, education, and companionship, emphasizing emotional connection and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) learning.

Key robot-based products include revived and updated versions of Anki’s flagship consumer robots:

• Vector (Vector 2.0): A compact, autonomous home companion robot with a personality. It features AI-driven behaviors, voice interaction (with a subscription for full voice commands and ChatGPT integration), facial recognition, autonomous navigation, self-charging, and expressive LCD eyes. Vector can answer questions, tell jokes, take photos, set timers, react to its environment, and act as an engaging sidekick that “hangs out and helps out.” It is marketed as a fun, independent robot companion rather than a toy.
• Cozmo: An educational toy robot with a big personality. It is designed for young learners, featuring block-based programming, games, and interactive behaviors. Cozmo encourages coding, problem-solving, and creativity through play.
• Infinidrive (previously Overdrive): A high-tech racing system with AI-enhanced supercars that improve with player skill. It offers competitive multiplayer experiences on customizable tracks.

The company also offers educational tools such as Puzzlets (tangible coding and learning games) and digital educational video games focused on math, programming, and chemistry. Their Anki Elemental Platform underpins these products with advanced AI, perception, mobility, and cloud connectivity technologies developed over years and proven across millions of devices.

Digital Dream Labs highlights strong community support, repairs, open-source options (e.g., OSKR for Vector), and a mission to make robotics accessible and emotionally engaging. With over 6.5 million Anki devices in use historically, they continue to support and innovate on these platforms, blending nostalgia with modern AI enhancements like ChatGPT connectivity.