It's a new wrinkle in our AI-enhanced world after kids became attached to the lifelike robot that promised to help them learn social skills — only to be told the company would no longer support ...

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 ...

The maker of Moxie, an AI-powered robot for kids, is shutting down. Why it matters: The parents who bought the device are not only out several hundred dollars — now they also have to explain to ...

“[Moxie is] a supportive robot friend for kids that loves learning about their interests and hearing about their day,” the website says. But after users on Reddit and TikTok started to notice ...

Researchers at Washington State University (WSU) claim that they have successfully engineered micro-robots that are not only the smallest and lightest but also the fastest among fully functional ...

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 ...

Few things fascinate a simple Hackaday writer as much as a tiny robot. We’ve been watching ... the v5 has an impressive compliment given its micro size. For position sensing there are custom ...

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.