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|Website=https://digitaldreamlabs.com, https://anki.bot
|Website=https://digitaldreamlabs.com, https://anki.bot
|Description=Digital Dream Labs was founded in 2012 and most known for the acquisition of Anki (not the flashcard company's) assets.
|Description=Digital Dream Labs was founded in 2012 and most known for the acquisition of Anki (not the flashcard company's) assets.
}}Digital Dream Labs is a consumer robotics company most known for acquiring Anki<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crowe |first=Steve |date=2019-12-26 |title=Anki assets acquired by edtech startup Digital Dream Labs |url=https://www.therobotreport.com/anki-assets-acquired-by-digital-dream-labs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260405090137/https://anki.bot/ |archive-date=2026-04-05 |access-date=2026-06-01 |website=The Robot Report}}</ref> 's assets such as their robots Vector and Cozmo along with their toy cars, OverDrive.{{Ph-C-Int}}
|CompanyAlias=Anki}}


Digital Dream Labs is a consumer robotics company most known for acquiring Anki<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crowe |first=Steve |date=2019-12-26 |title=Anki assets acquired by edtech startup Digital Dream Labs |url=https://www.therobotreport.com/anki-assets-acquired-by-digital-dream-labs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260405090137/https://anki.bot/ |archive-date=2026-04-05 |access-date=2026-06-01 |website=The Robot Report}}</ref> 's assets such as their robots [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/anki/vector-by-anki-a-giant-roll-forward-for-robot-kind Vector] and [[wikipedia:Cozmo|Cozmo]] along with their toy cars, OverDrive.
==Consumer-impact summary==
==Consumer-impact summary==
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In 2020, Digital Dream Labs put out the [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/digitaldreamlabs/vector-unleashed Vector Unleashed kickstarter] . In the kickstarter they show'd how they would be releasing some new items for Vector, the Open Source Kit for Robots (OSKR) being a way for Vector owners to develop their own features for Vector, and the Escape Pod which was a way for Vector to process voice commands locally without DDL's servers. However, Digital Dream Labs as of June 1st, 2026 haven't delivered a lot of these purchases for both Escape Pod and OSKR.
 
Later on in 2020, DDL showcased and opened up [https://x.com/DDL_Robotics/status/1333397842573058049?s=20 pre-orders] for their upgraded Vector, Vector 2.0.{{Ph-C-CIS}}


==Incidents==
==Incidents==

Revision as of 21:05, 1 June 2026

Digital Dream Labs (Anki)
Basic information
Founded 2012
Legal Structure Private
Industry Consumer robotics, Technology
Also known as Anki
Official website https://digitaldreamlabs.com

Digital Dream Labs is a consumer robotics company most known for acquiring Anki[1] 's assets such as their robots Vector and Cozmo along with their toy cars, OverDrive.

Consumer-impact summary

In 2020, Digital Dream Labs put out the Vector Unleashed kickstarter . In the kickstarter they show'd how they would be releasing some new items for Vector, the Open Source Kit for Robots (OSKR) being a way for Vector owners to develop their own features for Vector, and the Escape Pod which was a way for Vector to process voice commands locally without DDL's servers. However, Digital Dream Labs as of June 1st, 2026 haven't delivered a lot of these purchases for both Escape Pod and OSKR.

Later on in 2020, DDL showcased and opened up pre-orders for their upgraded Vector, Vector 2.0.

Overview of concerns that arise from the conduct towards users of the product (if applicable):

  • User freedom
  • User privacy
  • Business model
  • Market control

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References

  1. Crowe, Steve (2019-12-26). "Anki assets acquired by edtech startup Digital Dream Labs". The Robot Report. Archived from the original on 2026-04-05. Retrieved 2026-06-01.