I was a Hot Wheels kid, but secretly, I pined for slot cars. Buzzing with current and fast as hell, slot car sets made by companies like Tyco and Aurora made my manually powered die-cast trinkets look ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andy Robertson reports on technology & digital play. As you can see in the videos here the Anki Overdrive racing action happens on ...

If ever there was a perfect holiday gift, the Anki Overdrive Starter Kit has to be it. It hearkens back to the days when children used to play with physical objects instead of just cell phones and ...

The Anki Overdrive Starter Kit has to be one of the best gifts you can get any kid this year, and now is the perfect time to get it. Amazon dropped the price of this 2-car kit under $100 for the first ...

With the launch of Anki Overdrive just under a month away (20th September) I had the chance to test out the physical track and cars. As you can see below, unboxing the Anki Overdrive Starter Pack and ...

Richard loves technology, namely Android flagships, as well as depreciated German cars that can be picked up for next to nothing on Craigslist. In other words, he enjoys throwing money away. Send him ...

Anki has announced the latest iteration of its smartphone-controlled robotic car racing game. Anki Overdrive builds on the previous Anki Drive by adding modular tracks, along with improved car designs ...

AI-powered remote control car maker Anki today unveiled Anki Overdrive, the next generation of its play sets that lets kids (and the adults who inevitably have to play with them) create their own ...

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 ...

Anki is adding large semi-trucks to its Overdrive game. This is clearly an attempt to breathe new life into the platform. And it works. The Supertrucks as they’re called add a new type of game mode ...

Two years ago, Anki introduced itself to the world at the Apple WWDC keynote with robotic race cars that could maneuver around the track all on their own. The company has grown substantially since ...

Casey Newton is a contributing editor who has been writing about tech for over 10 years. He founded Platformer, a newsletter about Big Tech and democracy. Anki, whose racing game powered by artificial ...