Straight out of the box, Anki’s adorable robot Cozmo plays games, fist bumps, and uses its big, blue digital eyes to convey convincing emotional range. And its brain uses machine learning, so it gets ...

Cozmo and I are still getting to know each other. It’s been a few days and we’ve warmed to one another, sure, but there’s still a lot of work to be done and blocks to be stacked. I was there when he ...

Anki’s Cozmo, the endearing toy robot with an AI-powered personality, got a big upgrade last week in the form of a new app. And basically, it makes him a little more needy. “To many of his fans, Cozmo ...

We’ve updated the post with information about Cozmo’s international launch. Cozmo, the product of San Francisco-based startup Anki, received plenty of press when it made its July debut. Since then, ...

Best known for its sleek and intelligent remote controlled cars, Anki is stepping into new territory with its latest product, a small robot toy named Cozmo. If you've seen Wall-E, you've already got a ...

The programs are simple—he also teaches Cozmo to stack blocks—but they’re supposed to be simple. Tappeiner is using Anki’s newly unveiled software development kit—an SDK, in coder parlance—that he ...

A Mashable Choice Award is a badge of honor, reserved for the absolute best stuff we’ve tested and loved. Cozmo is just a toy, but it knows my face and, perhaps more importantly, me. Every time I let ...

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Learning how to code can be daunting. It’s like figuring out a new language. Add robotics to that equation and it can be nigh impossible. But Anki, the creators of toys-to-life game “Anki Overdrive,” ...

Looks like Anki’s may have a full-fledge holiday hit on its hands. The hardware startup, which first came to prominence when Apple demoed its Drive cars on-stage during a keynote a few years back, ...

SAN FRANCISCO – At first glance, the palm-sized toy on the table looks unexceptional, an odd cross between a bulldozer and a forklift. Bo-ring. Except that the toy is snoring. Loudly. Suddenly, it ...

There are plenty of toy robots on the market, but they tend to lack a real sense of personality. With scripted responses and set, repeated movements, they can be hard to love. A team of robotics ...