Moxie, an AI-powered toy robot aimed at preschoolers and other children, is shutting down — leaving parents in the position of having to explain that a beloved companion is going away.

That's helpful to make sure kids know how the robot works, but it can try a kid's patience when they just want to start having fun. Moxie's creators tell me that adding flexibility and reducing ...

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 ...