Overview
Anki was a consumer robotics company that developed AI-powered robotic toys and educational robots including Cozmo and Vector. Founded by Carnegie Mellon robotics graduates in 2010. Shut down in 2019, with assets later acquired by Digital dream labs. Pioneered affordable AI robotics for consumers.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Partnerships
Every company Anki has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Apple1× joint7 total
Most recent
- Anki x Apple (iOS Platform)2013-06-10with Appleoperating
Relationships
Founders (2)
- Hanns Tappeinercofounderno longer at company
- Mark Palatuccicofounderno longer at company
Former / Previously (2)
- Mark Palatucci Co-founder and Chief Product Officersecondary-verified
- Hanns Tappeiner Co-founder and Presidentsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Anki.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Anki in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating · 1 ended
Every company Anki has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Anki x Apple (iOS Platform)2013-06-10with Appleoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Apple1× joint7 total
Timeline
Every recorded move in Anki’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipAnki x Apple (iOS Platform)
2013-06-10Anki launched Anki DRIVE at Apple's WWDC 2013 keynote, demonstrating AI-powered robotic battle racing controlled via iOS. Anki DRIVE was sold through Apple retail stores across the US and Canada starting October 2013. The partnership ended when Anki shut down in April 2019.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
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Machine-readable surfaces
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- REST API: /v1/companies/01282ffd-73c1-45c0-917d-5e365d2457cd
- Revision history: /companies/anki/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Anki against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 20, 2026