An upcoming Synergenex action figure based on Shield Liger and Optimus Prime unites the designs from Takara's Transformers, Zoids and Diaclone.

Imagine a robot that can transform between "flying drone" and "wheeled rover" configurations. It could potentially be quite ...

Caltech scientists have created a robot that morphs mid-air, smoothly transitioning from drone to ground mode with a single ...

Barricade is a Transformer – one of many in a toy craze that burst onto the scene in the mid-1980s and shows no signs of flagging. “I got more Transformers, and I wanted to display them,” Isaac said.

Third-party Transformers toys usually involve ... a rocket transport truck, a space station and a Vostok rocket, respectively ...

Takara Tomy, inventor of the Transformers toys, brought its "knowledge ... associate senior researcher at JAXA's Space Exploration Innovation Hub Center. The small robot will enjoy a burst of ...

when Hasbro bought the rights to several existing Japanese toy lines featuring transforming robots. They were first marketed with a cartoon and have since graduated to a series of live-action films.

Those sentient robots ... "Transformers" machine is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and it's powering up for its first all-CG animated film, titled "Transformers One." Directed by "Toy ...

In November 1996, Bandai gave birth to the massively popular digital pet Tamagotchi. While not as popular now as it was back then, Tamagotchi still attracts a following. With its 30th anniversary ...

which from its early days as an ’80s cartoon favorite has always existed in service of selling kids cool toy robots that can transform into firetrucks or fighter jets. Still, the war between the ...