Embodied, which made an $800 companion robot called Moxie for kids, says it is closing down after a failed funding round and that its robot will soon be bricked (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica)

Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: Embodied, which made an $800 companion robot called Moxie for kids, says it is closing down after a failed funding round and that its robot will soon be bricked  —  Startup Embodied is closing down, and its product, an $800 robot for kids ages 5 to 10, will soon be bricked.