Watanabe’s breakthrough was inspired by the radio-controlled helicopters he operated as a hobby ... “I know it was a toy, but that was a real robot.” The Armatron was the hook that lured ...

Japanese inventors created the first robots that served as toys in the 1940s. They were wind-up toys at first and then became battery-operated, creating lucrative possibilities for toy makers.

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The two-wheeled robots were merely passing each other while performing that most mundane yet vital of tasks: delivering groceries. Meet the Co-op delivery robots, used by the supermarket giant to ...