Ixiplay
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
IXI-Play was an owl-like robot toy for young children created by the Dutch company WittyWorX, based in Mountain View, California. Running on Android, the soft-bodied robot could dance, make sounds, recognize faces, objects, colors and cards, read books, and react to spoken commands; it was planned to retail for $299 with an app store and character-skin accessories. Covered by IEEE Spectrum when the company hoped to crowdfund manufacturing, the company is now listed as closed. No failure event has been reported.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
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- Company founded
IXI-Play is founded in Mountain View, California, building an Android-based robot bird for young children.
- Prototype coverage
IEEE Spectrum covers the IXI-Play prototype as the dancing robot bird kids will love; the Dutch company WittyWorX hopes to crowdfund manufacturing in time for the holiday season.
- Listed as closed
A company directory lists IXI-Play with status 'Closed' and total funding of $120,000.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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Overall assessment: Not completed
05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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