AI tools that died in 2019

Jibo, founded in 2012 by MIT roboticist Cynthia Breazeal, was billed as the world's first social robot, a swiveling, expressive desktop companion that danced, told jokes, and recognized faces. It raised about $73M and shipped in 2017 at $899, but cost far more than an Echo while doing less. The company ran out of money in 2018; its servers were shut down in March 2019, when Jibos delivered a farewell message and one last dance. The patents passed to NTT Disruption, which later closed too.

Last known pricing: $899 one-time hardware (2017)