I was a Hot Wheels kid, but secretly, I pined for slot cars. Buzzing with current and fast as hell, slot car sets made by companies like Tyco and Aurora made my manually powered die-cast trinkets look ...

Anki Overdrive might have been my favorite toy of 2015. The newfangled racing system, which lets you drive and battle real-world vehicles on slick, modular tracks using a smartphone or tablet, is ...

If you’ve not tried Anki’s autonomous robot version of Scalectric yet, you’ve missed a treat. Not only are the cars controlled by your smartphone, but they automatically make sure they stay on the ...

Anki has announced the latest iteration of its smartphone-controlled robotic car racing game. Anki Overdrive builds on the previous Anki Drive by adding modular tracks, along with improved car designs ...

Anki Overdrive lets players create their own track and race robotic cars with AI through a video-game app. Brian Reinert Remember electric slot cars, the ones that invariably flew off the track?

Anki Overdrive may be a bigger investment, but it offers a more accessible and varied experience than Real FX. Hobbyist racers may still prefer the classic thrills and spills of Real FX, but younger ...

Anki Overdrive updates its app to add new Team Battle mode for friend/grudge open races and lets players enlist help from other AI drivers to progress the Campaign. Anki Overdrive is real world racing ...

Richard loves technology, namely Android flagships, as well as depreciated German cars that can be picked up for next to nothing on Craigslist. In other words, he enjoys throwing money away. Send him ...

Two years ago, Anki introduced itself to the world at the Apple WWDC keynote with robotic race cars that could maneuver around the track all on their own. The company has grown substantially since ...