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 ...

Moxie is also a bit heavy-handed in the early conversations, rigidly sticking to its planned activities. That's helpful to make sure kids know how the robot works, but it can try a kid's patience ...

Embodied, Inc. is insolvent and closes down. This renders Moxie AI, the company's networked children's robot, useless. The device was designed to support the development of children "with special ...