Danish toy maker LEGO released its first official Decepticon set, it depicts Megatron's trusted sidekick Soundwave and two of its minions.

The 3i's main schtick is that it never needs you to change the water, because it can do that for you. It boils the water when the robot returns to the dock, and the resulting distilled water is ...

Mattel plans to launch its first AI-powered toys in time for Christmas 2025. AI toys could reduce peer play and creative ...

In the mid-1960s, Marvin Glass, head of a Chicago toy design firm, fashioned the home from a former carriage house. It's ...

McDonald's has released a lot of Happy Meal boxes over the last four decades, but we're especially nostalgic for these 14 ...

Version 2.0 of the study will add bunny scent to the stuffed rabbits if motion and heat aren’t enough to fool the pythons.

On July 19, robot teams from Atlanta, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Detroit will clash at the same facility where Zion took his ...

How a 1980s toy robot arm inspired modern robotics The tasks taken on by the Armatron aren’t so different from the ones AI is tackling today.

Amazon invests billions of dollars in robots to boost e-commerce efficiency and profitability. Back in 2015, the Amazon Picking Challenge tried to spur more research into warehouse automation. The ...

Evanston residents invented famous toys: Tinkertoys, Rudolph the Reindeer, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots and the "Operation" game, all in the Evanston History Center's exhibit.

Are Tesla’s robot prototypes AI marvels or remote-controlled toys? Partying robots spark debate about accuracy of Musk's "biggest product ever of any kind" vision.