SAN FRANCISCO – At first glance, the palm-sized toy on the table looks unexceptional, an odd cross between a bulldozer and a forklift. Bo-ring. Except that the toy is snoring. Loudly. Suddenly, it ...

Robot and toy maker Anki, which received nearly US$200 million in venture capital funding, has let go its 200 employees and has shut down, despite attempts to sell the company. It's very sad – Anki ...

The company behind Cozmo, Vector and the Overdrive car racing game, Anki, went bankrupt, but its assets have been purchased by Digital Dream Labs, which intends to restore the entire platform and ...

Vector and Cozmo, originally developed by the Silicon Valley robotics company Anki, are getting a reboot. Their new owner, Digital Dream Labs, plans to relaunch the bots, which represent some of the ...

Anki's "Cozmo" blends humor, animation and AI into a toy robot due out in October. Will a palm-sized companion that plays games and expresses a range of emotions be the next step in futuristic robots?