Anki, a robotics startup founded by a trio of Robotics Institute alumni, emerged from stealth mode to announce its first product during one of the highest profile events in the tech world: the keynote of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference June 10 in San Francisco. Boris Sofman, robotics Ph.D., led the demonstration of AnkiDrive, an immersive racing game that features motorized cars with artificial intelligence. Sofman co-founded the company with fellow Ph.D. Mark Palatucci and Hanns Tappeiner, who earned a masters degree in robotics.
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