Xander

AI companions marketed as therapeutic tools for neurodivergent children, such as Curio's AI plushies and Mattel's OpenAI-enabled Barbies, risk emotional harm when hardware fails or software changes, a…

MIT Technology Review reports that Moxie, a 15-inch-tall robot designed to assist neurodivergent children, faced service shutdowns after its maker went out of business, exposing the promise and pitfal…

Moxie, an AI-powered companion robot made by Embodied, Inc., is marketed to help neurodivergent children practice social skills, but after six years with 10-year-old Xander, the robot's functionality …