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Podcast: By All Means
Episode: 143. Promoting Play for Kids: Maia Haag + DeLonn Crosby
Description: DeLonn Crosby is using technology to get kids off screens. His startup, SayKid, is a voice technology company that has developed a screenless, play-based learning platform in the form of a plush robot called the ToyBot. Equipped with Amazon Alexa voice technology, the ToyBot can play games, do magic tricks, and promote active learning by getting kids to think and move.
A former corporate social responsibility officer for Target, Crosby’s career has straddled tech, marketing, and education. He founded SayKid in 2019 and in 2024, launched the current version of ToyBot direct to consumer. Now Crosby is thinking about scaling up an...