The Moxie AI robot cost $800 and was marketed to parents to help teach children social skills. The company sent customers an email in late November announcing it would be shutting down.

Moxie is an AI-powered robot that offers companionship for children. But it requires a constant connection to cloud servers, which will soon be shut off.

Moxie the robot wasn’t only for autistic kids, but it was marketed as a great companion and tool for them. The company, Embodied, promised that for about $800, the new toy would use AI and its ...

After a pause Moxie’s owner tells the robot, “I love you.” “I love you too,” Moxie says with an abrupt smile. “Heather, your kinship and friendship mean a lot to me, I’m grateful for ...

The Moxie robot that used cloud processing for a large language model was designed to be a companion and education tool for autistic children, and it's being unceremoniously shut down by the owners.

Startup Embodied is closing down, and its product, an $800 robot for kids ages 5 to 10, will soon be bricked. Embodied blamed its closure on a failed “critical funding round." On its website, it ...

Owners of Embodied's doomed Moxie robot may get a reprieve from the shutdown, thanks to an eleventh-hour open-source attempt to keep the robot running. Early in December, it was reported that ...

What the Sudden End of Moxie Robot Toys Says About Our Tech Dependence. The $800 AI-powered robots will go dead in a week, as the company behind the device is in deep financial trouble.

Since Moxie, the company's $799 AI robot, required cloud connectivity, it will stop working "within days" the company noted. It also stated that no refunds would be given, with the exception of ...

Earlier this month, startup Embodied announced that it is going out of business and taking its Moxie robot with it. The $800 robots, aimed at providing emotional support for kids ages 5 to 10 ...

Embodied’s Moxie robot was sold as being a ‘supportive robot friend for kids’. Now, it’s about to stop working and parents are pissed. Cam Wilson Dec 11, 2024 4 min read.

Startup Embodied is closing down, and its product, an $800 robot for kids ages 5 to 10, will soon be bricked. Embodied blamed its closure on a failed “critical funding round." ...