Overview
Digital Dream Labs is a Pittsburgh-based ed-tech and robotics company that acquired the assets of Anki (maker of Cozmo and Vector robots) after Anki shut down in 2019. The company develops interactive robot companions including the Vector 2.0, and raised a $2M bridge round led by iNetworks in 2022. CEO Jacob Hanchar leads the company.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Acquired
Products
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Digital Dream Labs on the deployment map
Where Digital Dream Labs's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Jacob Hanchar CEOreported, not verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Digital Dream Labs.
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
Digital Dream Labs in third-party press
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Lightwheel3 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Anvil Robotics2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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.
Funding rounds (1)
- Other2022-04-14
$2M(reported)
Investors: iNetworks (lead)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 27, 2026
unreviewed -> reviewed
- Record createdJun 16, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
- Vector Robot -- Digital Dream Labs · https://anki.bot/products/vector-robot
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-09
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Digital Dream Labs.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Lightwheel3 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Anvil Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Digital Dream Labs from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/digital-dream-labs.md
- RSS feed: /companies/digital-dream-labs/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/326e4464-71f0-47a0-a551-b84c0fef97d8
- Revision history: /companies/digital-dream-labs/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Lightwheel3 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Anvil Robotics2 models
Video
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Reality vs attention
Digital Dream Labs draws attention at the 21st percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 52 months ago.
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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: Jul 31, 2026