On stage at WWDC today, Tim Cook stepped aside to allow app developer Anki to debut a new product, known as Anki Drive. According to Cook, “Anki uses iOS devices and the iOS platform to bring artificial intelligence and robotics into our daily lives.”
The product uses smart robotic toy cars powered by Bluetooth to drive on a track. The cars know their location and they are able to react to their surroundings in real time. They can see the track up to 500 times a second to analyze their surroundings and they are equipped to handle a multitude of situations on the printed race track. Players can control the cars via the iPad or the iPhone through an accompanying app.
The full Anki Drive experience, which is described as a “video game in the real world,” is coming to Apple Stores this fall, while the app is available for download today. 
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