One of the most exciting aspects of Anki Drive's robotic race cars is that much like a video game, each vehicle can be upgraded with different boosts and items over time. Now, thanks to Anki's first ...

Almost two years after it launched on Apple’s devices, the Anki Drive smartphone racing game is debuting on Android today. Anki’s robotic car toys are following a familiar pattern for the mobile ...

If you grew up before video games were invented, slot cars were probably how you got your driving fix as a kid. Now, slot cars are getting a high-tech makeover. Anki Drive cars not only don't require ...

Name a toy car that follows lines while navigating. A hundred years ago you would've answered slot cars, which use a physical line. Twenty years ago saw the mass production of toys that use optical ...

About 10 minutes into Apple's WWDC 2013 keynote last month, CEO Tim Cook invited the first and only third-party developer to share the stage for a few minutes. As Cook walked off, he shook hands with ...

Six years ago, when Boris Sofman, Mark Palatucci and Hanns Tappeiner were enrolled in the robotics Ph.D. program at Carnegie Mellon University, they noticed that a vast majority of robotics and ...

Artificial intelligence racing game is fun to play Use an iPhone%2C iPad%2C or iPod touch to race cars But Anki is rather pricey NEW YORK — Talk about a high-visibility boost. Apple chief Tim Cook ...

The first demo at Apple’s WWDC conference keynote last Monday wasn’t an Apple demo. Instead, it was from a stealthy startup showing off its stuff in public for the first time. The startup is named ...

The new toys will hit shelves on Oct. 23. Oct. 17, 2013 -- A lot of artificial intelligence work has focused on big ideas and big ticket items: autonomous cars, self-stabilizing military transporters, ...

This holiday season, one of the coolest things you could get for the automobile or tech enthusiast in your life is Anki Drive. Like some popular video games now on the market such as "Disney Infinity" ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andy Robertson reports on technology & digital play. If you've not come across the toy-game cross-over before it's a little like ...

is the editor of the Platformer newsletter and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast. After four and a half years working mostly in secret, Anki is off to the races. The San Francisco startup, which has ...