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), ...

Anki has a flood of good news today for fans of its DRIVE racing video game slash robot car racing. Along with a new extension car named Spektrix, the company is also announcing a new and lower ...

Anki is entering 2014 with a big change aimed to help make its artificial intelligence-based racing game more “strategic”. The company is releasing an iOS app update that will expand how players ...

Ready for September 20th launch, the new Anki Overdrive app adds game modes, characters and a video-game style campaign. Other products are on the horizon as well, like Pokemon Go that offers a ...

When I was most intensely interested in toy race cars — which would be back in the 1970s — there was no question what the state of the art in that particular category of plaything was. It was Ideal’s ...

Physical toys that connect to smartphone apps are a way to break free of the purely virtual world of video games, and to add a high-tech hook to traditional playthings. Recent popular entries in this ...

After giving us a glimpse at the house of the future with home robot Vector, Anki is refocusing on Cozmo, its adorable robot companion. Nearing 2 years old and still going strong, this toy robot still ...