They bought an $800 AI robot for their kids. Now the company is shutting down — and children are having to say goodbye. By Katie Notopoulos Senior Correspondent covering technology and culture.

A $1,200 AI-powered robot for autistic kids is going to die because its maker is going under. Embodied’s Moxie robot was sold as being a ‘supportive robot friend for kids’.

AI robot companions for kids go dark as company shutters. The company, Embodied, announced this week it had lost funding and will close up shop, reports Aftermath . That will brick Moxie, its ...

The AI robot companion called Moxie, which was designed to help teach social skills, is being discontinued after the company lost funding. They bought an $800 AI robot for their kids.

The maker of Moxie, an AI-powered robot for kids, is shutting down. Why it matters: The parents who bought the device are not ...

Device, a new AI model for robotics that operates locally without internet. It enables bi-arm robots to perform complex tasks ...

AI advocates argue these chatbots could act as a bridge – a way to support kids in the interim, or alongside traditional therapy, especially for those who might otherwise slip through the cracks.

Standing at about 30 centimetres tall, AIRO is the young Victoria, B.C., resident's latest creation: an AI-powered robot programmed to compassionately engage with humans and respond to their needs.

Large language model AI has been a leap forward for me in how I use technology. So naturally, ChatGPT is something that my 7 and 11 year old kids are already familiar with, but there isn’t an AI ...

My robot therapist: The ethics of AI mental health chatbots for kids. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 03 / 250331151256.htm ...