17 August 2026

Moxie robot becomes unusable after maker shuts down servers

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  • Moxie, a 15-inch robot sold to help neurodivergent children practice social skills, stopped working when its maker went out of business and shut down the servers it depended on.
  • Parents had a limited window to download their children's data from the robot before it became permanently unusable.

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