STEM-based schoolwork is a key part of your kid’s curriculum, but generating enthusiasm beyond the classroom may require extra support. That’s what makes robotics for kids a win-win. Robotics kits ...

If there’s one type of toy that has remained popular for many years, it’s dinosaur toys. These creatures offer a largely unrivaled appeal to children that has endured while trends come and go. From ...

Within most industries, a battle of the bots is being waged, driving these mechanical helpers to perform above and beyond anything humans thought was possible, and as we saw at Toy Fair 2016, the toy ...

If you grew up watching The Jetsons, Star Wars, or even WALL-E, at some point, you likely dreamed of having a robot sidekick. How great would it be to have a Rosie of your own, making dinner, folding ...

Which Optimus Prime toy is best? Optimus Prime is one of the main characters from “Transformers”. As a member of the Autobots, these self-aware robots can configure themselves into various mechanical ...

With the recent reboot of Voltron among us, it’s worth remembering that there were many other shows that featured combining mechanical beasts and one of the most popular of these was Dancouga.

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andy Robertson reports on technology & digital play. MekaMon's eerily life-like robotic movement is unlike any other tech-toy I've ...

We were doing our daily harvest of YouTube for fresh hacks when we stumbled on a video that eventually led us to this conversion of a 1980s Armatron robot to steam power. The video in question was of ...

There is also a dance studio, complete with a wood floor and large mirrors. Here scientists record the movements of human ...

Buckling, the sudden loss of structural stability, is usually the stuff of engineering nightmares. But, as anyone who has ever played with a toy popper knows, buckling also releases a lot of energy.

A startup wants to put BB-8 under the influence of a new kind of force. Charley Gallay/Getty Images Here’s a Silicon Valley truism: hardware is hard. So just like gamers control massive mechanical ...