Anki has been making hybrid virtual-to-physical driving games for years, and now they’re launching the latest version of the immensely popular Overdrive racing kit. Pairing up with one of the most ...

The coolest connected toys of 2015 are back for round two this fall. Sphero has just rolled out (sorry) the similar BB-9E and the even grander R2-D2 (follow-ups to its delightful app-controlled BB-8), ...

For years, kids played with electric slot cars that simply went one direction when the trigger was pulled. Tracks had to be pieced together very specifically and did only one thing: go forward. These ...

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Before its adorable little robot Cozmo arrived on the scene, Anki was in the business of making smart toy cars. The hardware startup’s robotic race car line Overdrive is getting a pretty high profile ...

Anki Supertrucks adds articulated big-rigs to Overdrive with new toys, battle modes and ways to play. Anki Overdrive has been updated a few times since its launch. Enhancements and two new game modes ...

Anki Overdrive takes autonomous racing robot cars to the next level with click together tracks, a video game campaign, and new modes promised such as capture the flag. Anki Drive was launched in 2014 ...

Anki put six years of artificial intelligence research to good use when it launched its robot battle-car racing game in the fall of 2013. Now it is revealing a major upgrade that will enable players ...

The new Anki OVERDRIVE: Fast & Furious Edition combines one of best-known movie franchises an incredibly intelligent racing set. At first glance it might look like just a miniature remote-controlled ...

GamesBeat is excited to partner with Lil Snack to have customized games just for our audience! We know as gamers ourselves, this is an exciting way to engage through play with the GamesBeat content ...

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 ...