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AI Company That Made Robots for Children Went Bust and Now the Robots Are Dying

Embodied, maker of the AI robot called Moxie, is shuttering. With their closing, parents have to explain to their kids that Moxie is dead.

Embodied’s main product was Moxie, an AI-powered social robot specifically made with autistic children in mind. In a Closing FAQ emailed to users and posted on their website, Embodied made it clear that Moxie was likely to stop working within days. What’s more, this brings to bear a larger issue of the AI bubble: these devices are costly to run and Silicon alley has been attempting to outrun or rationalize that fact.

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