But in April 2019, the Anki company went surprisingly bankrupt.
Shutdown, the lights went off at the San Francisco tech company within a week.
And then in January 2020, Digital Dream Labs announced, it has acquired Anki Robotics and Artificial Intelligence assets without taking on any liabilities, effective immediately.
“The opportunity to acquire exclusive ownership of Cozmo, Vector, and Overdrive fit perfectly into our mission and purpose driven culture,” says Matt Goren, Chief Marketing Officer at Digital Dream Labs. “We plan to change the current narrative of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, giving a voice to our customers, while relaunching Cozmo, Vector, and Overdrive with updates and new features on the way. Our narrative will be focused on being honest and realistic about what our products can do now, but more importantly, what we have planned, and what is possible in this thrilling decade of the 2020’s.”
Digital Dream Labs develops a mix of entertaining games and education.The company currently offers games that teach:Coding, math, art and chemistry.Their games are already in more than 3000 school districts.Digital Dream Labs recently announced their partnership on numerous projects, including a game for youth and integrating Robotics and A.I with the music industry, with a music and recording production group consisting of: Ali LaFlare, Chordz 3d, K Stew, and Lou who have worked with Bruno Mars, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, and many other recording artists.
These are very good news and there is hope for Anki Overdrive, Cozmo and Vector.
Good things need time!