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'''Digital Dream Labs''' is a consumer robotics company most known for acquiring Anki's<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crowe |first=Steve |date=26 Dec 2019 |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=5 Apr 2026 |access-date=1 Jun 2026 |website=The Robot Report}}</ref> assets such as their robots [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/anki/vector-by-anki-a-giant-roll-forward-for-robot-kind Vector] and {{Wplink|Cozmo}} along with their toy cars, OverDrive. | '''Digital Dream Labs''' is a consumer robotics company most known for acquiring [[Anki]]'s<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crowe |first=Steve |date=26 Dec 2019 |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=5 Apr 2026 |access-date=1 Jun 2026 |website=The Robot Report}}</ref> assets such as their robots [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/anki/vector-by-anki-a-giant-roll-forward-for-robot-kind Vector] and {{Wplink|Cozmo}} along with their toy cars, OverDrive. | ||
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Revision as of 14:50, 2 June 2026
| 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's[1] 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 project they showed 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.
Incidents
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Digital Dream Labs (Anki) category.
Anki OVERDRIVE support (2019—2025)
To play OVERDRIVE, a mobile device and app are required to control the cars via Bluetooth. In addition, the host player needed an Anki cloud account that required an email and password. When Anki shut down in 2019,[2] the original OVERDRIVE app was de-listed and couldn't be reinstalled, essentially making the cars unusable on their own.
In 2025, "OVERDRIVE V4/OVERDRIVE 2.6" was released, which was an in-the-works paid recreation of the original by a single employee at Digital Dream Labs.[3] This version required a DDL account similarly to the original version.
Later in the year, development of the game stopped and was taken off the app store. Allegedly the developer was being taken advantage of by Digital Dream Labs throughout the development of the app.[4]
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Profile screen after OVERDRIVE 2.6 discontinuation.
Products
- Anki Drive (2013)[5]
- Anki OVERDRIVE (2015)[6]
- Supertrucks (2016)[7]
- Anki OVERDRIVE: Fast and Furious (2018)[8]
- Cozmo (2016)[9]
- Vector (2018)[10]
See also
References
- ↑ Crowe, Steve (26 Dec 2019). "Anki assets acquired by edtech startup Digital Dream Labs". The Robot Report. Archived from the original on 5 Apr 2026. Retrieved 1 Jun 2026.
- ↑ Mckay, Tom (29 Apr 2019). "Anki, Maker of Adorable Robots That Don't Do All That Much, Abruptly Shuts Down". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on 30 Apr 2019. Retrieved 1 Jun 2026.
- ↑ Enough_Protection947 (21 Mar 2025). "Overdrive V4 released for iOS". Reddit. Archived from the original on 2 Jun 2026. Retrieved 1 Jun 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Enough_Protection947 (30 Mar 2025). "Overdrive is no longer available in the AppStores". Reddit. Archived from the original on 2 Jun 2026. Retrieved 1 Jun 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Goode, Lauren (2013-11-13). "With Anki, Toy Cars Cruise Into the New Age of Robotics". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- ↑ Kuchera, Ben (2015-10-14). "Anki Overdrive is a $150 'toy' that wants to replace slot cars and Mario Kart". Polygon. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- ↑ Silverman, Ben (2016-10-17). "Review: Anki Overdrive gets chaotic with fun, flawed Supertrucks". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- ↑ "Fast & Furious Speeds into Anki Overdrive". License Global. 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- ↑ Eadicicco, Lisa (2016-10-14). "Review: This Toy Robot Is Like a Real-Life Wall-E". TIME. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- ↑ Greene, Tristan (2018-12-21). "Review: Anki's Vector is an always-on robot companion for the whole family". TheNextWeb. Retrieved 2026-06-02.