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ilmagicoreply
lemmy.world

Why not just open-source Moxie?” We hear you. We are not dismissing the idea, but this would be a complex undertaking, tied up in legal, technical, and contractual knots. With limited resources, transitioning to open-source is no simple step. However, given your passionate input, we are exploring every avenue—from potential acquisitions and philanthropic support to community-driven models—that could allow Moxie’s mission to live on.

Edit: source: linkedin

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db2reply
lemmy.world

There are a few up on eBay already

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Zachariah
lemmy.world

AI company Embodied announced this week that they would be shutting down following financial difficulties and a sudden withdrawal of funding. Embodied’s main product was Moxie, an AI-powered social robot specifically made with autistic children in mind. The robot itself cost $799.00 and now, following the closure of Embodied, it will cease to function. 

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ilmagico
lemmy.world

This is sad. Never cared for an AI robot for kids myself, but it seemed to work well...

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