Startup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refunds

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Startup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refunds - Reddthat

Lemmy

Welcome to the “brand new world” of IOT hardware where you are the product and continued service depends entirely on how you can be monetized.
I’m assuming it runs on AI and the company has to provide the backend. So yeah, if you purchase something that requires a company’s infrastructure, it can certainly be bricked.
Self-hosting makes more sense every day.