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Moxie

companion robotcommercialby Embodied

Moxie is a child-focused AI companion robot developed by Embodied Inc of Pasadena, California, designed to support social-emotional learning in children ages 5…

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Manufacturer
Embodied
Form factor
companion_robot
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
discontinued
Deployments
1

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Moxie, a companion robot by Embodied (commercial): 1 verified deployment on record. 4 sources back the record.

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discontinuedDiscontinued. The product or service is no longer actively pursued by the maker.

Overview

Moxie is a child-focused AI companion robot developed by Embodied Inc of Pasadena, California, designed to support social-emotional learning in children ages 5 to 10. The robot includes a front camera, microphones, and continuous audio and video recording transmitted to the cloud; biometric facial expression datapoints are collected and processed via cloud AI.

Natural language responses are generated using Google Cloud Speech-to-Text, OpenAI, and Anthropic language models, filtered by Embodied before playback. The robot becomes inoperable if parents revoke data consent. Sold at approximately $799 before Embodied wound down operations in late 2023; the product has been discontinued.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
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Key facts

Product

AI companion robot for children ages 5 to 10, aimed at social-emotional learning.

Shutdown (reported, Dec 2024)

Embodied shut down in December 2024; cloud-dependent Moxie units lost function without refunds.

Data & sources

News coverage

2

Web sources

2

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Availability and pricing

Availability
Not disclosed
Price
$799 (actual sale price)as of 2023-01-01
Units in field
Not disclosed
Sales model
Not disclosed
Lead time
Not disclosed

Pricing

One-time purchase

$799 USDactual sale priceas of 2023-01-01

Source: How Embodied brought Moxie to market at the lowest price possible – The Robot Report

Monthly subscription

$40 - $60 USDactual sale priceas of 2023-01-01

Source: How Embodied brought Moxie to market at the lowest price possible – The Robot Report

Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.

Prices verified as of Jan 1, 2023

Deployments (1)

  • Moxie at Pasadenaoperational

    Embodied Moxie robots deployed with families for social-emotional learning pilots.

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Previous generation

The historical entries remain on the registry for reference; current coverage tracks this generation.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Moxie.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (4)

  1. https://www.embodied.com/moxie
  2. https://www.embodied.com/
  3. https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/9/24317477/ai-robot-companions-for-kids-go-dark-as-company-shutters · 2024-12-09
  4. https://www.axios.com/2024/12/10/moxie-kids-robot-shuts-down · 2024-12-10

Mentioned on (2)

Registry pages whose text names Moxie.

Companies (1)

Embodied

Robots and products (1)

Embodied Moxie

Common questions

What is Moxie?
Moxie is a child-focused AI companion robot developed by Embodied Inc of Pasadena, California, designed to support social-emotional learning in children ages 5 to 10. The robot includes a front camera, microphones, and continuous audio and video recording transmitted to the cloud; biometric facial expression datapoints are collected and processed via cloud AI. Natural language responses are generated using Google Cloud Speech-to-Text, OpenAI, and Anthropic language models, filtered by Embodied before playback. The robot becomes inoperable if parents revoke data consent. Sold at approximately $799 before Embodied wound down operations in late 2023; the product has been discontinued.
How much does Moxie cost?
Moxie is listed at $799 on the DEPLOY registry. This is an actual sale price on record.
How Embodied brought Moxie to market at the lowest price possible – The Robot Report
Is Moxie actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Moxie is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes Moxie?
Moxie is made by Embodied, based in Pasadena, CA, USA, founded in 2016.
Where is Moxie deployed?
1 verified deployment of Moxie is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Pasadena.
Can you buy Moxie?
Moxie is discontinued and no longer sold; its historical record remains on the DEPLOY registry.
What are alternatives to Moxie?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable companion_robot robots to Moxie include ElliQ, BUDDY, Enabot Ebo X, Loona Petbot.
How does Moxie compare to ElliQ?
Moxie and ElliQ (Intuition Robotics · 4 deployments) are both companion_robot robots on the DEPLOY registry. Moxie has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Moxie a top companion_robot?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Moxie ranks in roughly the top 64% of companion_robot models tracked by the registry.
What is Moxie's maturity stage?
Moxie is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Is Moxie still being made?
Moxie is discontinued: the product line is permanently ceased; historical records remain on the registry.
Is Moxie safe?
Moxie has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: discontinued

Architectural position

Cohort: companion_robot

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source
2
secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Moxie.

Recent coverage

Moxie in third-party press

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