Through technology and algorithms each one knows where on the track it is positioned, its trajectory, how fast it is going and where the other cars are on the track. AnkiĮach of the cars is a robot, made of around 30 components. The different cars available in Anki Overdrive have varied weapons and abilities. So how does it all work? International Business Times sat down with leading team members at Anki to discuss the process behind the track, the cars and the video game in-depth. As Palatucci puts it, “Right now you can think of Anki really as a game studio operating within the broader robotics company.” To create a seamless experience for the user the creative team and engineers at Anki had to work closely together, meeting multiple times a week to go over even the smallest of details. The video game component allows players to progress through the game storyline to win the tournament and become the Overdrive champion or race against each other or computers in a variety of different game modes. The player can now also create his or her own track using the pieces provided, and using technology the cars map out the world before starting the race. “One of the things we realized is that we can take a lot of the magic of the video game world and apply that to physical characters,” said co-founder and chief product officer Mark Palatucci. Through the video game app, which also acts as the controller, players choose from a variety of drivers, known as 'commanders,' each with its own personality and backstory. Overdrive has a modular track, updated robotics cars and a video game app that work together to create a next-gen racing experience. Today Anki has over 100 employees and is upgrading the experience of Drive in its new product, Overdrive, bringing video games to life through robotics. In 2013 the company debuted a nascent version of the product, Drive, at Apple’s WWDC conference in 2013.

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