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'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 cara via Bluetooth. When Anki shut down in 2019,[2] the original OVERDRIVE app was de-listed and couldn't be reinstalled.
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]
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]
Products
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 2026. Retrieved 1 Jun 2026.
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