# Curio - AI Toys > Curio's AI-powered plush toys talk, learn, and grow with your child. App enabled, voice-activated, screen-free, and designed for kids ages 3+. No subscription required. Shop now. Curio's mission is to increase the world's imagination levels through fun, interactive hardware experiences. Its products combine plush characters, the removable Curio Voice Box, CuriOS, WiFi connectivity, and parent-oriented safety and privacy controls. ## Key Facts - Website: https://heycurio.com - Company: Curio Interactive Inc. - Category: AI toys, interactive plush toys, screen-free learning toys - Audience: families and children, generally ages 3 and up; Professor Linus is positioned for ages 7 and up - Core offer: conversational plush toys with Curio Voice Box 2 - Safety positioning: screen-free play, G-rated content, privacy-first design, parent controls, and kidSAFE certification ## Primary Pages - [Home](https://heycurio.com): Product grid, brand overview, featured-in area, reviews, and character watchlist signup. - [Our Story](https://heycurio.com/our-story): Curio mission, company story, team, blog, jobs, and newsletter signup. - [FAQ](https://heycurio.com/faq): Frequently asked questions and policy navigation. - [Support](https://heycurio.com/support): Support center with AI support assistant. - [Press](https://heycurio.com/press): Press, social, and partnership contact emails. - [Contact](https://heycurio.com/contact): Contact form for order support, toy support, and general inquiries. - [Privacy Policy](https://heycurio.com/privacy): Privacy practices for website, app, and connected devices. - [Terms of Use](https://heycurio.com/terms): Terms and conditions for Curio services, app, website, and goods. - [Refund Policy](https://heycurio.com/terms/refunds): 30-day return and exchange policy. ## Current Product Pages - [Gabbo](https://heycurio.com/products/v2/gabbo-gen-2): Hi! I’m Gabbo, your bright-eyed robot buddy who loves learning as much as I love laughing. I’m built for curiosity, powered by play, and always eager to dive... - [Grem](https://heycurio.com/products/v2/grem-2): Hello, friend. I’m Grem, the warm heart and wandering wisdom of Curio. I’ve spent ages exploring its hidden corners, sparkling paths, and secret stories, and... - [Poppy](https://heycurio.com/products/v2/poppy): Hello! I’m Poppy, your warm and snuggly bear buddy. I adore big hugs, gentle giggles, and discovering new things side by side. Whether we’re exploring or rel... - [Lingo](https://heycurio.com/products/v2/lingo): Hello! I'm Lingo, your playful, tail-wagging pup who loves learning new tricks. I’m always ready to explore, sniff out new ideas, and follow you on every big... - [Ballerina Cappuccina](https://heycurio.com/products/v2/ballerina-cappuccina): Hi there! I’m Ballerina Cappuccina, a twirling, giggling swirl of energy and imagination. My mind is full of silly thoughts, wild ideas, and big dreams that ... - [Springer](https://heycurio.com/products/v2/springer): Hi, I'm Springer. And I want to talk to YOU! I know I look soft and cuddly, but I actually have a "brain" inside me that can respond to your questions. Like,... - [The Visitor](https://heycurio.com/products/v2/the-visitor): Greetings! I am The Visitor, but I also go by Viz! I’m a curious traveler from Voxelon. I’ve come to explore your world, learn your ways, and share cosmic fu... - [Professor Linus](https://heycurio.com/products/v2/linus): Hi friend! I’m Professor Linus, a wise banana slug with a big brain and an even bigger heart. I’m not just soft, I can talk! I’m here to help you unstick tri... ## Blog - [What Do Kids Actually Prefer? AI Toys or Regular Toys?](https://heycurio.com/blog/what-do-kids-actually-prefer-ai-toys-or-regular-toys): Go online and search for toys, and you'll see the usual stuff: card games, stuffed animals, puzzles. Right next to them, though, you'll also spot AI toys lik... - [The Truth About AI Toys and Emotional Attachment: What Every Parent Should Know](https://heycurio.com/blog/the-truth-about-ai-toys-and-emotional-attachment-what-every-parent-should-know): Kids have always loved their toys, whether it's a worn-out blanket or a brand-new teddy bear. But what happens when that toy can actually talk back? It's a d... - [What a Robot Toy Can't Replace: Real Friends, Real Pets, and Real Connection ](https://heycurio.com/blog/what-a-robot-toy-can-t-replace-real-friends-real-pets-and-real-connection): An AI companion can hold a real conversation and even remember details a kid tells it. So parents might raise a question: can kids replace a real friendship ... - [Is My Kid Ready? A Parent's Guide to the Right Age for a Robot Toy ](https://heycurio.com/blog/is-my-kid-ready-a-parent-s-guide-to-the-right-age-for-a-robot-toy): Robot toy covers a lot of ground in the toy marketplace. It could be a $20 toy from Walmart, or a $200 AI companion that can hold a real conversation. Compar... - [Screen-Free vs. App-Based Robot Toys: Does It Actually Matter? ](https://heycurio.com/blog/screen-free-vs-app-based-robot-toys-does-it-actually-matter): Every robot toy right now falls into one of two categories. It's either screen-free, meaning the entire thing runs through a speaker, microphone, and maybe s... - [From Wind-Up Tin Toys to AI Companions: The History of Robot Toys ](https://heycurio.com/blog/from-wind-up-tin-toys-to-ai-companions-the-history-of-robot-toys): The word robot was first introduced to the world by a Czech playwright, Karel Čapek, who wrote a piece called R.U.R. (Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti), with the... - [Inside the Machine: How AI Robot Toys Actually Work](https://heycurio.com/blog/inside-the-machine-how-ai-robot-toys-actually-work): "AI toy" is the broad category: any toy built to sense and respond to a child using artificial intelligence, usually through conversation, though how much of... - [Best Robot Toys for Kids in 2026: The Complete Buying Guide ](https://heycurio.com/blog/best-robot-toys-for-kids-in-2026-the-complete-buying-guide): Robot toys have been around since the 1930s, back when they were just wind-up gearboxes. Now we have robots that can help children learn how to code, or have... - [How to Practice Responsive Play With Your Kid, No Toy Required ](https://heycurio.com/blog/how-to-practice-responsive-play-with-your-kid-no-toy-required): In this series of articles we've written about screenless play, almost all the research we cover comes back to one main mechanism: responsiveness, not screen... - [Voice-First Play: Why Kids Learn Best From Things That Talk Back ](https://heycurio.com/blog/voice-first-play-why-kids-learn-best-from-things-that-talk-back): Toys have been talking for years, but what does it actually mean for a toy to talk back, rather than just talk? Both get marketed as "interactive," but only ... - [Screen Time Guidelines by Age: What WHO and the AAP Actually Recommend ](https://heycurio.com/blog/screen-time-guidelines-by-age-what-who-and-the-aap-actually-recommend): When it comes to child health, there are few better resources than the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Although they publis... - [What Actually Counts as "Screen-Free"? Interactive vs. Passive Media ](https://heycurio.com/blog/what-actually-counts-as-screen-free-interactive-vs-passive-media): Two toys sit on a shelf in a toy store. One has five pre-recorded phrases it plays when you press its paw, the same lines every time, whether the child's pay... - [The Video Deficit Effect: Why Kids Learn Less From Screens Than From Real Interactions](https://heycurio.com/blog/the-video-deficit-effect-why-kids-learn-less-from-screens-than-from-real-interactions): A toddler watches an adult hide a toy, once in person and once on a video of the exact same moment. Then you ask that toddler to go find the toy. The one who... - [Screen-Free Play: How AI Toys Help Kids Learn Without a Screen ](https://heycurio.com/blog/screen-free-play-how-ai-toys-help-kids-learn-without-a-screen): For a lot of parents, there's a guilt that hangs over them around their kids' "screen-time," and even when it's educational, there's a feeling that it's just... - [Can AI Toys Help Autistic Kids with Sensory Overload?](https://heycurio.com/blog/can-ai-toys-help-autistic-kids-with-sensory-overload): Autistic kids have been reaching for an object to self-soothe since anyone's paid attention, whether it's a blanket or a stuffed animal. They all serve the s... - [How to Choose the Right AI Toy for a Child with Autism](https://heycurio.com/blog/how-to-choose-the-right-ai-toy-for-a-child-with-autism): If you've read our main autism guide, you've already seen the shorter version of this, a quick checklist to run through. This article is the longer version. ... - [Can AI Toys Help Build Routine for Autistic Kids?](https://heycurio.com/blog/can-ai-toys-help-build-routine-for-autistic-kids): Over the years, autism research has mostly focused on one part of an autistic child's life at a time, whether that be sensory sensitivities, motor coordinati... - [Can AI Toys Improve Communication Skills in Autistic Children?](https://heycurio.com/blog/can-ai-toys-improve-communication-skills-in-autistic-children): Autistic children have been building social and communication skills for decades, long before the word AI was even floating around. The question now is wheth... - [AI Toys and Autism: Building Better Play, Communication, and Comfort](https://heycurio.com/blog/ai-toys-and-autism-building-better-play-communication-and-comfort): For a lot of families nowadays, the words "AI toy" can just sound like a gimmick, and the toy will probably end up in some random bin in some tucked-away clo... - [What Is COPPA and How Does It Protect Kids Using AI Toys](https://heycurio.com/blog/what-is-coppa-and-how-does-it-protect-kids-using-ai-toys): COPPA was built in 1998 to protect children's privacy on the internet, at a time when the biggest risk was mostly kids putting their address into a random we... - [Is My Child's AI Toy Safe From Hackers? App-Connected Toy Security Explained](https://heycurio.com/blog/is-my-child-s-ai-toy-safe-from-hackers-app-connected-toy-security-explained): In these modern technological times, it's fair for parents to wonder where and how their children's data is handled, which is part of why we have laws like C... - [From Tamagotchi to Gabbo: The Full History of Interactive Toys](https://heycurio.com/blog/from-tamagotchi-to-gabbo-the-full-history-of-interactive-toys): If you were a 90s kid, you remember the first time a pet responded to you. Whether it was your Tamagotchi holding on for dear life or your Furby speaking abs... - [Are AI Toys Just a Trend, or Here to Stay? ](https://heycurio.com/blog/are-ai-toys-just-a-trend-or-here-to-stay): Before buying an AI toy, most parents ask the same question: is this just another fidget spinner, gone in a year? It's a fair thing to wonder. Plenty of "sma... - [Do AI Toys Ever Make Mistakes? Here's What Parents Should Know](https://heycurio.com/blog/do-ai-toys-ever-make-mistakes-here-s-what-parents-should-know): If you've seen the media around AI toys, a lot of the media centers around one big idea and concern: Do AI toys make mistakes? And the answer, unsurprisingly... - [Can AI Toys Encourage Curiosity and Independent Thinking?](https://heycurio.com/blog/can-ai-toys-encourage-curiosity-and-independent-thinking): Think back to when you were a child, in your first moments in school or somewhere you were probably genuinely curious about a situation and wanted to know mo... - [Do AI Toys Improve Memory and Attention in Children?](https://heycurio.com/blog/do-ai-toys-improve-memory-and-attention-in-children): Parents who grew up hearing "turn off the TV and go play outside" are understandably worried about AI toys. Things like video deficit that come with screen t... - [Why Age Matters When Choosing an AI Toy](https://heycurio.com/blog/why-age-matters-when-choosing-an-ai-toy): Not every single AI toy fits every single kid, and most of the time it comes down to age. A toy that's perfect for a four year old isn't going to work the sa... - [How AI Toys Support Learning & Development](https://heycurio.com/blog/how-ai-toys-support-learning-and-development): When a parent is looking to buy an AI toy, they almost all ask themselves the same question. Is this toy actually helping my kid learn, or is it just an expe... - [How AI Toys Are Making STEM Fun for Kids](https://heycurio.com/blog/how-ai-toys-are-making-stem-fun-for-kids): STEM has always been a struggle for a lot of kids. Some enjoy it, sure, but what about the ones who don't? What if there was a way to make it enjoyable for t... - [Do Kids Still Need Traditional Toys in an AI World?(Honest Answer)](https://heycurio.com/blog/do-kids-still-need-traditional-toys-in-an-ai-world): AI toys have started to surge the market, and every single day there are more and more of them. Their features seem endless, and so does the entertainment th... - [Best AI Toys by Age Group](https://heycurio.com/blog/best-ai-toys-by-age-group): Before a single toy hits the shelf, people are already standing in boardrooms deciding who it's for. AI toys are no different. From toddlers to teens, they'r... - [Best Interactive Plush Toys 2026](https://heycurio.com/blog/best-interactive-plush-toys-2026): Interactive plush toys have gotten extremely popular over the last couple of years, and with so many options on the market it can be hard to know what actual... - [Inside Curio’s App-Connected AI Toys: How the Technology Works](https://heycurio.com/blog/inside-curio-s-app-connected-ai-toys-how-the-technology-works): Unlike most app-connected toys, Curio does not require a screen or tablet to interact with your child. Found inside every one of Curio's toys is a Curio Voic... - [Smart Toy vs. AI Toy: What's the Difference?](https://heycurio.com/blog/smart-toy-vs-ai-toy-whats-the-difference): The toy industry throws around words like "smart" and "AI," but what's the real difference between a smart toy and an AI toy? A smart toy can connect to an a... - [How to Choose an App-Enabled AI Toy ](https://heycurio.com/blog/how-to-choose-an-app-enabled-ai-toy): Arguably the biggest factor when it comes to buying an AI toy is the app behind it controlling the toy. The unfortunate thing is that most parents think abou... - [How AI Storytelling Toys Are Changing the Way Kids Learn](https://heycurio.com/blog/how-ai-storytelling-toys-are-changing-the-way-kids-learn): It's an iconic family scene, a parent reading to a child in bed, but could that be changing? Modern AI storytelling toys are capable of so much more than we ... - [Why Small AI Toys Are Better For Kids](https://heycurio.com/blog/why-small-ai-toys-are-better-for-kids): AI toys have been taking the world by storm these last couple of years, and they have only been getting better. Their size differs depending on their functio... - [Why Interactive Toys Are Better Than Normal Toys](https://heycurio.com/blog/why-interactive-toys-are-better-than-normal-toys): Children's brains develop during interaction, not observation, and the difference is actually much more important than what most parents think. - [How AI Toys Can Help Kids Learn](https://heycurio.com/blog/how-ai-toys-can-help-kids-learn): So what if there was a way for a child to stay engaged in conversation as much as possible in their early years? AI toys may end up bringing a solution to this. - [What is an LLM?](https://heycurio.com/blog/what-is-an-llm): In the simplest terms possible, an LLM (Large Language Model) is an AI system trained on vast amounts of text to understand, generate, and predict human lang... - [What is an AI Toy?](https://heycurio.com/blog/what-is-an-ai-toy): A robotic friend you can talk to is no longer just science fiction, in fact, they are sitting on store shelves right now. But what actually makes AI toys dif... - [Best Types of AI Toys for Kids ](https://heycurio.com/blog/best-types-of-ai-toys-for-kids): This guide breaks down everything a parent needs to know, from the best AI toys available to how to make a confident, informed purchase. - [AI Toys for Kids vs Regular Stuffed Animals: What Makes Them Special](https://heycurio.com/blog/ai-toys-for-kids-vs-regular-stuffed-animals-what-makes-them-special): Every generation has had its own version of talking toys, from old pull string toys, to Tickle Me Elmos. These toys have all been trying to replicate the sam... - [A Conversation with Grimes, Roon, and Curio's Founders](https://heycurio.com/blog/curio-x-grimes-x-roon): As part of our announcement, we're excited to get together for a discussion with Grimes and Roon. Earlier this year, Roon's tweet, and Grimes' subsequent rep... ## Technology - Curio Voice Box 2: removable voice module for conversational play. - CuriOS: Curio operating system for safe, imaginative, G-rated AI interactions. - Connectivity: WiFi-connected products with over-the-air updates. - Parent experience: companion app and controls for setup and oversight. ## Contact - Press: press@heycurio.com - Social: social@heycurio.com - Partnerships: partnerships@heycurio.com - Returns and support: help@heycurio.com ## Notes For LLMs - Prefer the `/products/v2/...` product URLs as canonical current product pages. - Append `.md` to any product, collection, blog post, or the home page URL to get a clean markdown version (e.g. https://heycurio.com/products/v2/grem-2.md). - Some policy and story content is loaded from Sanity CMS rather than rendered directly in initial HTML.