Hanns Tappeiner

Founder

Co-founder and President of Anki. MS in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University. After Anki, joined Apple's Special Projects Group, now Director of Technology, Home at Apple.

Overview

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Founder

Companies

1 company
Anki $201M
Acquired Founder

Anki was a consumer robotics and AI company that built intelligent physical products including the Anki Drive/Overdrive autonomous racing game, the Cozmo programmable robot, and the Vector home robot. Founded by three Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute graduates, the company raised over $200 million before shutting down in April 2019 after a critical funding deal fell through.

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