Artie 3000 Coding Robot

Artie 3000 Coding Robot

Review date: Nov. 8, 2021

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Mozilla says

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People voted: Super creepy

Artie 3000 is a little robot designed to help teach kids to code. It's marketed to parents and educators as an"award-winning coding robot." With built-in local WiFi, a variety of coding apps, remote control, and even the ability to draw, Artie sounds pretty darn fun and it's got the STEM learning chops many parents are looking for.

What could happen if something goes wrong?

Artie 3000 doesn’t collect data of any kind, so no worries there. And with Artie’s built-in local WiFi, it doesn’t connect directly to the internet. One security researcher found Artie very safe. He did point out it could be possible, although very very unlikely, that Artie could be used to deliver malware. He said it was much more likely Artie 3000 would be used to plant the seed of curiosity for coding in future generations.

We also don't think much could go wrong with Artie. And we're all for teaching kids to code at a young age if they're interested. All in all, we think Artie 3000 seems like a pretty good bot.

Tips to protect yourself

  • Artie 3000 never connects to the internet, so not much can go wrong.
  • mobile

Can it snoop on me? information

Camera

Device: No

App: No

Microphone

Device: No

App: No

Tracks location

Device: No

App: No

What can be used to sign up?

No sign up, it is plug & play

What data does the company collect?

How does the company use this data?

No data is collected

How can you control your data?

No data is collected

What is the company’s known track record of protecting users’ data?

Average

No known incidents in the last 3 years.

Can this product be used offline?

Yes

Artie 3000 never connects to the internet.

User-friendly privacy information?

No

No product-specific policy

Links to privacy information

Does this product meet our Minimum Security Standards? information

Yes

Encryption

N/A

No internet connection, thus no need to encrypt data flows

Strong password

N/A

Security updates

N/A

Manages vulnerabilities

Yes

Privacy policy

Yes

Does the product use AI? information

No

*privacy not included

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