A Look Back at 2016’s Robot Debuts
Social media is flooded right now with posts waxing nostalgic about the year 2016, which happened to be a crazy year for robotics.
Jibo
Jibo was a home social robot that started shipping in 2016 after a wildly successful crowdfunding campaign. It’s often cited as a cautionary parallel about commercializing robots for consumers.
Boston Startup Puts a $699 Price Tag on Its Vision for AI Companionship
A Boston embodied AI startup just emerged from stealth with its first commercial product: an AI-powered, doll-like robot to address loneliness.
Robot Friends Emerge as AI Companion Market Surges
As the AI companion market explodes, the technology is quickly jumping from the digital to the physical world through robotics.
The Fall of Moxie, the Social AI Robot for Children
Users are reeling after the abrupt shutdown of Moxie, an $800 AI robot designed to help children develop social and emotional skills.