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RBR50 Spotlight – Embodied’s Moxie Social Companion Robot

Embodied’s social robot Moxie promotes social, emotional, and cognitive skills through natural conversation and play-based learning.

RBR50 Spotlight – Embodied’s Moxie Social Companion Robot

By Dan Kara | July 23, 2021


Embodied Revolutionizes Child Development with Moxie Social Companion Robot

Organization: Embodied
Country: USA
Website: https://embodied.com/
Year Founded: 2016
Number of Employees: 50-100
Innovation Class: Technology, Services & Research Innovation
Innovation Subclass: Product Introduction


In addition to the advanced technologies incorporated into Moxie, the Embodied team also created a specialized curriculum for Moxie based on child development research that makes interacting with the robot fun and engaging.


Description:
In April 2020, Los Angeles-based Embodied Inc. formally launched Moxie, an engaging robot companion for children designed to promote social, emotional, and cognitive development through play-based learning. Embodied representatives have acknowledged that their vision is a “moonshot,” but the social imperatives for this new class of child development tool forced the company to overcome a number of significant challenges in unique ways.

 

Analysis:
There have been other attempts at developing social robots for children, many of them little more than advanced, consumer-class toys, but a few like Moxie were designed specifically to promote social engagement and cognitive development. These systems largely failed to find a commercial footing.The developers of Moxie have learned from these earlier attempts. They also benefited from a new generation of critical enablers – powerful microprocessors, computer vision and machine learning – that provide advanced capabilities at relatively low cost.In addition to the advanced technologies incorporated into Moxie, the Embodied team also created a specialized curriculum for Moxie based on child development research that makes interacting with the robot fun and engaging. Embodied also opted for a subscription model for Moxie’s launch that includes software and curricula updates, access to the Global Robotics Laboratory, an online children portal with games and stories, and behavioral analytics via the Embodied Moxie app.Taken together – the technologies, the business model, and the decades of children’s development research – make Moxie a moonshot with its heart in the right place. – Dan KaraEmbodied

 


RBR50 2021WTWH Media’s Robotics Group is pleased to showcase the 2021 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award honorees – See table below.

To download The Robot Report June 2021 Digital Edition featuring the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards click HERE.


2021 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award Honorees

OrganizationLocationInnovation TypeInnovation Subclass
AccerionThe NetherlandsTechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
Ambi RoboticsUSATechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
American RoboticsUSATechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
AutoStoreUSAApplication & MarketRetail / Wholesale
AutoXChinaApplication and MarketTransportation
BMW / IDEALworksGermanyBusiness & ManagementBusiness Models
Boston DynamicsUSATechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
CanvasUSAApplication & MarketConstruction / Demolition
DreamVuUSATechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
EmbodiedUSATechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
FarmWiseUSAApplication & MarketAgriculture
FedExUSAApplication & MarketLogistics
Ford / U MichiganUSABusiness & ManagementLeadership
GreyOrangeUSAApplication & MarketLogistics
Hello RobotUSATechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
inVia RoboticsUSATechnology & ServicesServices Introduction
Material Handling Systems (MHS)USAApplication & MarketLogistics
ModalAIUSATechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
Monarch TractorUSAApplication & MarketAgriculture
Motus LabsUSATechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
NASA JPLUSATechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
OculiiUSATechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
Open RoboticsUSAApplication and MarketHealthcare
Opteran Technologies LimitedEnglandTechnology & ServicesPrimary or Applied Research
OricaAustraliaApplication & MarketMining / Quarrying
OttonomyUSAApplication & MarketConsumer
PhotoneoSlovakiaTechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
PlusUSAApplication & MarketTransportation
PropheseeFranceApplication & MarketManufacturing
QLayersThe NetherlandsApplication & MarketConstruction / Demolition
Qualcomm TechnologiesUSATechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
RE2 RoboticsUSAApplication & MarketEnergy
READY RoboticsUSABusiness and ManagementSocial Good
rideOSUSAApplication & MarketTransportation
RocosNew ZealandTechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
ROEQDenmarkTechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
SBG SYSTEMSFranceTechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
Seoul RoboticsSouth KoreaTechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
SCHUNKGermanyTechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
SICKUSATechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
Siemens Digital Industries SoftwareGermanyTechnology & ServicesServies Introduction
SLAMcoreEnglandTechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
Smith & NephewEnglandTechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
Tevel Aerobotics TechnologiesIsraelApplication & MarketAgriculture
ULC TechnologiesUSAApplication & MarketUtilities
Universal RobotsDenmarkTechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction
VentionCanadaApplication & MarketManufacturing
VerizonUSATechnology & ServicesPrimary or Applied Research
WaymoUSAApplication and MarketTransportation
WiBoticUSATechnology & ServicesProduct Introduction

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